With the Varanasi box: the artistic wall of the 18th century Kashi Vishwanath coin, saved from the impact of cancer from the enamel paint, now wearing a passionate look, and so the 24 other temples are excavated during the transfer of old buildings for the construction of the Dham KV project.
“The conservation of the KVT wall is a challenging task because the enamel paint has damaged it badly and the numbers carved on the rocks have felled.
We have fully removed the enamel paint from the wall.
The work restores the artistic design carved at the time of the construction of the temple on In 1777 it has also begun.
However, this is the process of taking the time and will be completed after the KVD opening ceremony, “said Dr.
Shivani Mishra, a conservatory from Rajasthan who had worked to restore historical temples in different periods.
Apart from KVT, the Special Area Development Board of Shri Kashi Vishwanath has also taken assignments to preserve 24 other temples that are excavated during the transfer of old buildings or around KVT but in dilapidated conditions due to improper maintenance.
“Along with KVT, my company is in charge of recovering 24 other temples in their actual form and design,” said Mishra, said that of these 24, working on 17 temples, including Chandragupt, Mandhateshwar, Dakwaan, Brameshwar, Bhuvneshwar, Bharmaguphwar, Tarkeshwar , Chintamani, Samudra Mantan, Goyenka Chhatralaya, Shri Putlibai, Panchmukhi, Bhasma Gateshwar Temple and Gyanvapi Mandap has been completed.
“The process of restoring a carved design that rotates on the rocks of the KVT wall with a solution prepared with ‘Gud’ (Jagger), ‘Methi’ (Fenugreek Seeds), ‘Guggul’ (Commiphora Wightii), Custard Apple Water, Stone and Stone Powder Will continues until all designs are revived, “he said that the remaining eight temples will also begin after the opening of KVD on December 13.” Expanded in the 5 square foot area, the KVD temple was also called.
The temple complex due to the recovery of all temples found in the area Those included under this project, “said Skvsadb Chair Deepak Agrawal, added that carrying temples including KVT in their original form was a challenging task.
He added that the selection of conservators was carried out after going through a series of long and complex presentations.
“I have gave a presentation before SKVSADB and the selection of my company was carried out on achievement.
The cost of work to preserve 25 temples including KVT is estimated at 1.60 crore Rs and we started our work in August this year,” Shivani said, expecting that his duties to preserve all 25 qualities will be completed at the end of January.
Despite being a problem highlighted since 2009, finding a solution to save the walls of the artistic rock of KVT from the impact of cancer from enamel paint repeatedly before 2008 it is impossible.
Experts say that the temple was built with a porous vindhya stone, which absorbed water along with salt and minerals through the capillary action, but began to rot if it was coated with plastic paint because it did not allow moisture out of stone.
Note shows that KVT beliefs and the government initially seek assistance from ASI, who recommend assignments to the National Research Laboratory for Cultural Property Conservation (NRLC) in 2009.
However, because NRLC estimates the cost of Rs 2.19 Crore to remove enamel paint from the wall Stone, in 2010 KVTT rejected the proposal.
Another estimate of Rs 1.22 Crore provided by NRLC for the same job in 2013-14 was also not accepted.
Then, the temple trust involved the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee by paying Rs 57 lakh in December 2014 to find a way to eliminate enamel paint besides assessing the strength of the stony structure of the KVT building.
CBRI also conducted research in 2015, but the recommendations were not accepted by trust.
In 2019, assistance from the Indian-Roorkee Institute of Technology, which conducted 3D imaging and artistic wall mapping to assess damage and decide on ways of their restoration, taken.
Agrawal said, “Because the previous exercise made for the conservation and recovery of damaged KVT walls cannot produce results, we enter this work in the KVD project.
After the main civil work is complete, the process of conservation and artistic wall recovery of the temple begins.” The box was built on 1777 By the late Maharani Ahilya Bai Holkar from Indore, KVT Dome was covered with gold contributed by Punjab Kesari Maharaja Ranjeet Singh in 1839.
The threat to the miracle of the KVT architecture was produced after applying the enamel paint five times on the wall.
before 2008.
KVD clears the challenge to recover the 18thcentury KVT wall, 24 temples that are excavated
