Thread 215714815

This national logo actually goes so fucking hard

If everything in india followed this aesthetic it would easily be the most beautiful place in the world

>>215714815 (OP)
>Stolen from persians
Even ancient Indians were creativelet copycats

>>215715010
>Stolen from persians
source?

This is now an Indian aesthetics appreciation thread.

Kailāśanātha Temple, Ellora, 800 CE.
>Carved from a single rock, top-down. No added stones. Pure monolith.
>Removed ~200,000 tons of basalt by hand, 8th century. Still perfect.
>Bigger than the Parthenon.
>Integrated drainage system: carved channels, spouts, and slopes to redirect monsoon water and ritual liquids.
>Sanctum has a pranala (spout) to drain abhishekam water from the Shiva lingam.
>Rock-cut rainwater flow system prevents erosion and cracks. Engineered to last millennia.
>Has bridges, corridors, secret passages, and courtyards, all carved from the same stone.

Hoysaleshwara Temple, Halebidu, 12th Century.
>Lathe-Polished Pillars: Mirror-smooth, geometrically perfect pillars made centuries before machine tools.
>Unreal Carving Detail: Every inch sculpted; you can see fingernails, veins, and jewelry in stone.
>Star-Shaped: Built on a stellate (star-shaped) plan that maximizes surface area for carvings and sunlight play.
>Epic in Stone: Walls narrate the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Bhagavata Purana in seamless friezes.
>Soapstone Mastery: Carved from soft chloritic schist that hardens with time, preserving 900-year-old details.

>>215715207
More ornate lathe-turned pillars in Chennakeshava Temple, 12th century.
Built by the same Hoysala Empire which commissioned the Hoysaleshwara temple.
Each of these pillars weighs 2-3 tons, by the way.

The musical pillars, Vijaya Vittala Temple, Hampi, 15th century CE.
>56 Musical Pillars: Known as the Saregama Pillars, each emits a distinct musical note when gently tapped.
>One Stone, Many Sounds: All pillars and the temple’s main structure are carved from a single block of granite. No joints or hidden chambers.
>Resonance Engineering: Each pillar is actually a cluster of mini-pillars tuned to specific frequencies; their vibrations produce different tones.
>Different Instruments, One Material: Depending on which you strike, they mimic string, percussion, or wind instrument sounds.
I'm proud to say my ancestors married into this Imperial dynasty. To the princess, to be specific.

Konark Sun Temple, Odisha, India, 13th Century CE.
>Built in 13th century by King Narasimhadeva I as Surya’s stone chariot.
>24 wheels = sundials and moondials, accurate to about a minute.
>7 horses, carved to represent the days of the week.
>Aligned so sunlight hit the deity at sunrise.
>Magnetic & iron-based core: Legends say the idol floated mid-air. The idol is lost now.
>Walls full of erotic + cosmic carvings, symbolizing creation and energy.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg. These sundials and moondials do way more than just telling time. Their intricate carvings serve a lot of purposes. This video explains it well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9RF9lLBIMs

Monolithic Stone Chains in multiple Indian temples, 12th century CE
>Monolithic chains carved out of a single stone with no joints.
>The links are free to move but were undercut and hollowed out manually, not joined later.
>In Hindu and Jain symbology, the unbroken chain signifies cosmic continuity: creation, preservation, and dissolution as an eternal cycle.

>>215715151
I love the voluptuous goddess statues so much (the pretty ones not the kalis and so on)

>>215715366
that's so fucking beautiful
I love how maximalist a lot of hindu art and architecture is, especially when compared with other ancient civilizations indian art is a mindtrip

11th Century, Rani ki Vav. It's an inverted temple.
>Designed like a temple, complete with corridors, pillared pavilions (mandapas), and intricately carved walls depicting deities.
>Unlike a traditional temple that rises upward toward the shikhara (spire), Rani ki Vav descends underground, making it an "inverted" temple.
>In temples, the garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) lies beneath the shikhara. Here, the well at the lowest level acts as the garbhagriha, symbolizing the source of divine, purifying water.
>Devotees move downward through seven levels, mirroring a journey from the earthly realm to the sacred core, signifying purification and union with the divine.

>>215715455
I really enjoy the trippy colorful aesthetics of Indian maximalist art. All that 60s LSD stuff

>>215715512
Rani ki Vav interior.

Hanging Pillar, Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi. The pillar (which weighs several tons) doesn't connect to the ground, but it has maintained its structural integrity for centuries.

Sanctum Doorway Carvings, Chennakeshava Temple, Belur

Intricate carvings of Luna Vasahi, 12th century.

>>215715740
The exquisitely carved dome of Luna Vasahi.
The temple is entirely built of white marble.

>>215715151
>>215715175
>>215715307
>>215715366
>>215715627
anon, do you think there's any hope for india to clean up its image and embrace this aesthetic vision again?

I went to india a few years ago - it's so clear to me that the main issue in india today is still a spiritual one, just like it was 2000 years ago with the creation of buddhism or 4000 years ago with hinduism...

the people are so lost anon, all acts of creation are ugly and tainted with capitalism and disdain for their fellow countrymen, there is no beauty anymore

I feel like the best way to start fixing india is to huge buddhist type monasteries where young people can live and study, incredibly clean environments with clean air and water and simple food, places that are quiet where young people can focus on whatever the hell it is they want to focus on doing. idk.

>>215715847
The main issue is poverty. People don't care about the aesthetics of their surroundings when they're just struggling to get by. Raise the average wealth and people naturally begin demanding more from their surroundings

>>215715847
Damn this was such a good question until the
>muh capitalism
brainworm

The interior of another Jain temple, Ranakpur Jain Temple, 13th century.

>>215715847
No, it's money. India will start looking aesthetic again once the GDP grows enough to properly implement a nationwide garbage disposal infrastructure, along with training the corresponding staff to clean the streets regularly, imposing strict fines, and ensuring those fines are actually enforced by maintaining sufficient police staffing.
India is the fastest-growing major economy in the world right now, with a growth rate of 7.8% in the last quarter despite Trump's tariffs, so I have high hopes for the future.

Intricate Sculptural Details, Sun Temple, Modhera, 11th century.

>>215716064
It will grow more with the tariffs in place because your companies still start targeting the domestic market more aggressively with more types of things your people will want to buy.
People in the West think India already had its "economic miracle" with foreign investment, call centers, manufacture, and is now stagnating, but what you have currently is a bed smoldering economic embers and potentially quite a lot of fuel to work with

Art of India, based on the travels of Japanese artist Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950).
This piece is titled "Great Temple in Madurai," probably referring to the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, built in the 12th Century CE.

>>215716853
Another piece by Hiroshi Yoshida.
"The Palace of Udaipur".
It’s interesting to see all these places as they were in the 18th century, when there wasn’t as much overcrowding, plastic, or industrial waste.

>>215716939
A Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi by Hiroshi Yoshida.

>>215716974
Kailāśanātha Temple by Hiroshi Yoshida.
It was already a thousand years old when Hiroshi Yoshida drew it in the 1800s.

>>215714815 (OP)
i wish they stopped worshipping pagan idols and reverted to islam

These are among the earliest known photographs of India.
Three temples on a road at Thanjavur in India, 1869.
It looks like you could tell someone’s caste just by the way they dressed.

Seringham temple at Tiruchirapalli in India, 1860s.

Gopura Tower in the Brihadishvara temple complex at Thanjavur in India, 1869.

Gopura Tower in the Ranganatha temple complex at Srirangam in India, 1860s.

Subrahmanya temple in the Thanjavur Brihadishvara temple complex in India, 1869.
I wish we could get back to dressing like this.

>>215714815 (OP)
you cant say having lions as your national emblem isnt hitting hard

Thousand Pillar Hall, Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai, 11th century CE.
Kings used to hold their Royal Processions over here.

How do you even go from building this to whatever the fuck India is roght now?

>>215714815 (OP)
I agree, pretty cool.

>>215717532
centuries of demoralization, total destruction of any nationbuilding vision, poverty putting people at odds with each other and making every single group in india hostile to every other group, etc

it all comes down to demoralization and poverty

>>215717644
india should build massive statues of this thing all over the country

imagine like a 50 foot tall version of this made in black marble in mumbai and a red one in delhi

>>215717532
Islamic invasions beginning in the 1200s reduced India’s share of global GDP from around 35-40% to about 24-27%. British colonization brought it down further to roughly 2%.
Today, India is recovering. Its share of global GDP now stands at about 5%, and it remains the fastest-growing major economy in the world, with a growth rate of 7.8% last quarter despite Trump’s tariffs. Its share of global GDP is rising steadily and exponentially.

>>215715151
Bottom right is Greek

Ancient indians were genuinely an entirely different people than what we call indians today, right? Some of these are genuinely impressive and I can't imagine modern indians building any of these at all.

>>215716064
So you think there is no hope that Indians could maintain basic civic hygiene without harsh punitive measures by a powerful state apparatus?
Extremely black pilled desu

>>215717837
the truth is that history is defined by the 1%, the visionaries, the great among us

that's in india and the west and everywhere else. without Great Men we would still be foraging nuts and berries from wild bushes and trees

most indians didn't have the vision to build these great temples but a few of them did. what are those great people doing nowadays?

building companies? working in cognizant or Tata labs on AI? I'm not sure but they aren't building temples anymore

>>215717955
>building companies? working in cognizant or Tata labs on AI?
Probably not, every company under indians goes to shit, not the other way around. At best they manage to cut costs since they can jeetmax for pennies compared to the price of hiring competent non-jeets. But that dooms the company long term.

>>215717837
There’s a reason we have strictly maintained records of our castes and lineages, anon.
My ancestors descended from the empire that built this >>215715175 (unconfirmed) and married into the empire that built this >>215715307 (confirmed).

>>215717837
They do still build this kind of stuff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swaminarayan_Akshardham_(Robbinsville)
Like the Indians ITT said, they don't have the money in India to do it there
India's problem is their population grew too fast while their economy and culture didn't modernize at a commensurate rate
Throw in caste system insanity, colonial history, decades of socialism without Maoism, then climate change, and you've got the dysfunctional India we know today

>>215717955
Nonsense

>>215718042
And what are (You) doing with your life

>>215718054
that building is ugly compared to the ancient temples in india

>>215718108
You have never been to either

>>215718054
>>215718144
this picture is way better than the shit tier one on the wikipedia page
you are right, this building is actually impressive

>>215718144
compare that to the wiki pic... it makes this massive ornate building look like a fucking strip mall temple....

>>215718060
I got into the top university in my country with a selection rate of less than 0.3% for undergraduate studies, then went on to join another top research institute in my country, also with a selection rate below 0.3%.
I’m now writing a paper for a top journal and preparing to apply for my PhD.
I’m also trying to become self-sufficient so that I don’t have to rely on scholarships by getting into freelancing. People far less capable than me are making a lot of money there, so I hope I can make ten times as much.

>>215718242
The most impressive part is inside where you are not allowed to take photographs
The whole thing was made by volunteers
If you're near it I would highly recommend you visit

>>215718258
are you studying AI?

>>215718254
LOL okay I am glad I wasn't ruder to you that is really a pitiful image
Like I said though the most impressive work is inside the temple itself
It's an active site of worship too very interesting place for a catholic like me to visit

>>215718258
>all of that just to become a freelancer

>>215718313
No. Theoretical Physics.

>>215718339
Good luck anon
I hear PhD programs like yours in India are very tough and very long

>>215718338
That’s just a part-time pursuit for self-sufficiency. I want to eventually become a Quantitative Researcher at a top hedge fund.

>>215718426
That's a bizarre goal desu
Is your plan to move to NYC?
Do you not passionately care about your research topic?
Wouldn't mathematics be better for becoming a quant?

ffs who showed the quora users this place, come out before i hit you

as if the redditors from r/chodi weren't enough

>>215714815 (OP)
>goes so fucking hard
kys zoomer

>>215718339
do you agree with Sabine Hossenfelder that physics has been a functionally dead field for the last several decades?

Since you studied physics you must believe that there is great work to be done in your field - how do you view that with results from recent history? What did physicists in the last two decades get wrong

Or do you think with stuff like AI the field is going to hit a major inflection point with huge leaps of innovation at some point in the near future? any thoughts on the claim that deepmind might release a massive finding related to navier stokes in the next few weeks?

>>215718426
cringe as fuck desu but working at jane street for a summer can definitely boost the prestige of your resume by 10x

>>215718480
>Do you not passionately care about your research topic?
I do, but I'm a paranoid guy who feels unsafe without a lot of money, so I want to make a lot of money first before getting back to research.
>>215718562
>do you agree with Sabine Hossenfelder that physics has been a functionally dead field for the last several decades?
No.
>Since you studied physics you must believe that there is great work to be done in your field - how do you view that with results from recent history? What did physicists in the last two decades get wrong
I didn't read "all" the papers published in the last 20 years. Just the papers relevant to the problems I'm working on.
>any thoughts on the claim that deepmind might release a massive finding related to navier stokes in the next few weeks?
Wow. I wasn't aware of this. Maybe I should look it up.

>>215718480
>Wouldn't mathematics be better for becoming a quant?
Forgot to answer this. They usually employ Mathematicians, Theoretical Physicists and Computer Scientists.
>Is your plan to move to NYC?
Yeah. Renaissance Technologies is my goal. I know at least two alumni from my alma mater who work there.

>>215718672
Fair enough
It might be hard to get back in once you've been out for a while
Academia can be vindictive like that
Anyway best of luck to you in your endeavours

>>215718737
Right
I used to work at a quant adjacent company way back
The languages they use are fun, my advice would be to learn array languages now

>>215718737
munger once said that you'll never become rich working for someone else

that isn't *entirely* true, there are many quant employees that have made millions

but starting a company is a better bet imo, not to mention that a company is a great vehicle to achieve whatever vision you have for the development of india, something india's current wealthy class have completely fucked up

if you are truly ambitious enough to work for rentech then you should be able to accomplish great things at home as well

>>215718922
You need connections and capital to start a company

Celestial Maiden Sculpture, Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai, 1100s.

Khajuraho Temple, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, built between 885 CE and 1000 CE.
It's famous for it intricate erotic sculptures.

>>215715512
A wide-angle shot of Rani ki Vav's interior.

>>215719970
Here's a sample of the erotic sculptures which can be found in the Khajuraho Temples.

A cinematic depiction of the enthronement ceremony of the Maratha Emperor. It was all about colour.

The Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam was built around 500 BCE and remains vibrant and functional to this day.

Parashar Lake Temple, Himachal Pradesh, 14th Century CE.

Shilabalika (Madanika) Sculpture - Hoysala Architecture.
You can even see the folds in her skin. Their temples were COVERED from end to end with sculptures this detailed.

>>215720170
ZAMN

The 16th century Sesharaya mandapam, at the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in India, is an intricately carved hall built during the Nayaka rule period. It's famous for its 40 leaping horses with riders on their back, all carved out of monolithic pillars.
It's interesting to compare this modern pic to the one taken in the 1860s >>215717150.
The temple itself is 2500 years old, but these pillars were commissioned by the Vijayanagara Nayakas in the 16th century.

>>215722253
I wish ornate things were still part of modern buildings but the name of the game seems to be modern soulless minimalism

bump

Adalaj Stepwell, Gujarat.

>>215724422
Various floors in Adalaj Stepwell.

Statue of a Yakshi, Mathura, 200 CE.
You can even see the fold under her stomach.

dindu aesthetics are so ugly

I'm a brahmin btw

>>215724519
Another 9th century sculpture of a female torso carved in black chlorite. From Rajasthan in India, now on display at the Victoria and Albert museum in London.
Probably a Yakshi too.

Chand Baori, a stepwell situated in the village of Abhaneri in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It extends approximately 30 m (100 ft) into the ground, making it one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India. It is named after a local ruler of Nikumbh Rajput dynasty called Raja Chanda and its construction is dated to the 8th-9th century. It has 3500 steps cascading 13 stories deep into a massive tank at the bottom and has been constructed in an upside-down pyramid style.

>>215724641
Chand Baori view from the top to give anons an idea of how deep it actually is.

An 8th Century CE, Chamunda sculpture, from Jajpur, Odisha, India. Now on display at the Odisha State Museum, India.

Airavatesvara Temple, 1100 CE.
A sculpture which creates an optical illusion.
An elephant and a bull sharing a common head.

>>215724989
I want anons to tell me which one they saw first: The elephant or the bull.
I saw the elephant first.

>>215725019
bull

>>215725019
Bull for me too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKe9vp9jWEc
A stunning 4K video capturing the massive scale and ornate detail of Rani ki Vav and Adalaj Stepwell.
These were dug into the earth and built stone by stone with astonishing craftsmanship. I can't wait to visit these places someday.

>>215718258
Very Impressive.
I tried to get into research as well, published some quality papers in my undergrad but..that life is incredibly boring for me now.
Why didn't you apply for a masters abroad after your undergrad? Financial reasons?

>>215726613
>Why didn't you apply for a masters abroad after your undergrad? Financial reasons?
No, I wanted to do a Masters at our finest theoretical physics research institute and then a PhD abroad. There are fewer than ten universities in the world that have a better high energy physics department than my Masters institute.

>>215726670
Good luck with your life.
My only advice as someone who's seen this a lot is don't spend too much time near the computers or in lab.
Money will come and go, your youth will not.

>>215726670
Tata labs?

>>215727175
Don't doxx him, he's already pushing the line.

Any Mahabharat RPG where I could play as Bhima?

>>215715847
>>215716064
Comparing the stunning intricacy and artisanship of these temples and monuments with the current state of Indians - cow piss-drinking, cow dung-wallowing, corpse-littering, scamming proto-gypsies - it's impossible to believe they are a continuation of the same culture. This kind of behaviour goes way beyond just poverty.

>>215729180
unironically its what the british did. they did everything they could to make india into a money factory.