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Kalahasti GOI-UNDP Endogenous Tourism Program a design report June 2007 Kiran Keswani Bangalore, India [email protected]

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An architectural design Report prepared as part of a Consultancy for the GOI-UNDP Endogenous Tourism Program for Kalahasti in Andhra Pradesh.

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Page 1: Kalahasti Rural Tourism

KalahastiGOI-UNDP Endogenous Tourism Program

a design reportJune 2007

Kiran KeswaniBangalore, India

[email protected]

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1. To finalise the master plan for the Common Facility Centre at the site of the recently constructed

Punnami Complex.

2. To acquire traditional houses or buildings from owners who are willing to contribute to the Rural

Tourism program, for adaptive re-use as interpretation centre, little kalamkari outlets and kalamkari

memorabalia shops, cafetaria, toilets and homestays on Bazaar street and Jayaram Rao street.

ACTION POINTS for the hardware component of the Srikalahasti project are :

3. To create a local implementation team that can restore a

traditional structure or build a new one using traditional building

materials and skills. This team to comprise of an Engineer with a

concern for tradition, a Senior mason, a Carpenter with traditional

skills and local enterprising young people who have a passion for

promoting and restoring the heritage of their town.

4. To begin upgrading of infrastructure facilities of Bazaar street

and Jayaram Rao street in terms of water supply, electricity,

garbage disposal, drainage and sewerage systems. This is

important since these streets are the main shopping spine for all

the tourists & pilgrims who visit the Sadashiva temple at Kalahasti

which is situated at the beginning of the Bazaar street.

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Kalamkari – the craft in Kalahasti

Tourists who will come to Kalahasti would be keen on visiting the Kalamkari artists at

their workplaces. It will be of interest for tourists to see the artists in their actual home and

work surroundings.

ACTION plan :

It is essential that in addition to the showroom at the new site on theTirupathi-Kalahasti road,

the streets abutting the well-known Sadashiva temple also be developed, both as learning

centres for kalamkari craft and as zones for tourists to shop for crafts and household

commodities generated from kalamkari work as being promoted by DRDA, the Karuna group

and the Dwaraka Trust.

Sri Ramaiah, Kalamkari artist & Retd. school

teacher at work at Sri Rama Mandir

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Srikalahasti – a temple town ( the Existing tourist & pilgrim traffic )

The Spider (sri), the Elephants

Twin Tusks (hasthi) and a five-

headed Sarpa (kala) and an

eye which was offered by

Kannappa, the Lord’s devotee

are manifested on the Lingam

here and therefore the name

Sri-kala-hasti.

Srikalahasti is one of the most famous Saivite

Kshethrams of South India and is also called

Dakshanakasi.

The numbers of people

who visit the temple every

day and especially during

certain times of the year

can be very large. This

already existing tourist

pilgrim traffic will also

want to take an interest in

the making of kalamkari

Even though the products

may not be affordable to

the common man, a few

small items must be

designed that can cater to

this large pilgrim

visitorship.

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Bazaar street & Jayarama Rao street

The streets that emanate from and lead to the Temple will need to be designed and restored to some of their past glory.

ACTION plan :

1. It is recommended that, a budget be allocated, if possible, for taking underground electricity cables.

2. The streets require footpaths, which may not necessarily be very wide. Alternatively, small parts of the portions on either

side of the vehicular road be paved with interlocking blocks so that the street begins to function more effectively and

would also be a cleaner path for tourists and local people to travel on.

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a temple where a few kalamkari artists work…

For a few artists in Kalahasti, this small temple – Sri Rama mandir in the Agraharam is their workplace. It has murals on the walls that reflect

the living traditions of Kalahasti. This place may be included within the tour that is offered to visitors. It allows them to see the sanctity that

lies within the art and craft of Kalamkari and within the lives of the craftsmen.

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nodal points on the kalahasti tour

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There are some very interesting parts of the town that may seem very ordinary,

everyday places to those who live here. But, for tourists, both indian and foreign,

some of these places can be charming to visit and to be a part of as they come to

Kalahasti to explore the crafts of rural india.

Gangamma gudi (temple)

Choultries on the way to main temple

Rickshaws & the bazaar

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Including Traditional houses into the Tourism program

Even today, there are several

houses in Kalahasti that are more

than 50 years old. These houses

have exquisite woodwork fascia

boards and ornate railings. Their

roofs are often sloping and

covered in clay country tile or

mangalore tile.

Here are a sample of a few of such

houses that must be acquired and

made a part of the overall

infrastructure for the Endogenous

Tourism Program at Kalahasti.

Kalahasti has a rich architectural

and cultural heritage which must

be preserved for the tourists who

will come here from all over India

and from abroad.

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a traditional house

for HOMESTAYin Jayaram Rao street

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This house is located

on Jayaram Rao street

as one walks from the

Sadashiva temple

towards the main Bus

stand.

Apart from its many

traditional architectural

elements, it has a nice

open space enveloped

by the wings of the

house & shaded by tree

cover.

ACTION plan :

Small open spaces like

these can become also

open-to-sky cafetarias

for tourists and would

be a good source of

income for the local

people.

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This house on Jayarama Rao street is being demolished.

ACTION plan :

The window, if salvaged in its entirety can be reused at the

Common Facility Centre being proposed by DRDA at the new

site on the Tirupathi-Kalahasti road. This house is opposite the

hotel C.B.Residency.

a window that can be re-used in the

Common Facility Centre

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Traditional door designs at Kalahasti

ACTION plan :

1. For new constructions that take place in Kalahasti, a set of architectural heritage guidelines needs to be outlined.

2. For instance, the door designs must follow any of the patterns or technique shown below. Each of these doors has a lower or higher

level of workmanship which can determine the pricing. A door for any level of affordability is feasible in the traditional design idiom. All

the doors shown here are from houses in Kalahasti.

3. Today, many houses are continually being demolished as they are either in a dilapidated condition or the house owners now opt for a

modern house. It is learnt from a local carpenter in Kalahasti that many such old doors and windows from traditional houses in andhra

pradesh are sold at the markets in Nellore. It may be useful to acquire some of these for use in this ‘rural tourism’ project.

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a building that can be used as

Kalamkari Natural Dyes Research Centre

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Most of the heritage houses that appear in this report were visited jointly by

the architect and the local project team comprising of Mr.Munirattnam,

Asst.Proj.Officer, DRDA, Mr.Nagaraj, Kalamkari artist & President, Karuna

Group and Mr.N.Ramana Prasad, Dwaraka Trust. This building is presently

being used as a hostel.

ACTION plan :

It can be restored and used as a unit for Natural Dyes as well as become

one of the nodal points on the Kalahasti-Kalamkari tour.

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Traditional building materials

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There are houses even today

that use the Bodha or Grass

roof. Since this way of building

a roof still continues in

Kalahasti, it indicates that

there are even today, artisans

who can make these kind of

houses.

ACTION plan :

It is recommended that these

artisans be identified and their

services taken for making

pavilions at

the Punnami Complex

on the lines of the

Shilparamam at Tirupathi.

There is a large frontage

available at the Complex that

can have bamboo and grass

pavilions for tourists to relax

and also for holding temporary

THEME BASED exhibitions of

both kalamkari artists and

woodcarvers from

Madhavamala.

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Indigenous architecture in Kalahasti

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When visitors come to a

“rural tourism”

destination

a few of the elements that they

enjoy experiencing is the

creativity of the women as they

decorate their homes every

day and on festival days; the

craftsmanship and skills of the

local people and their way of

life.

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Punnami tourist complex

with rooms and cafetaria under construction

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Proposed site for Common Facility Centre ( next to the Punnami complex )

The EXISTING FACILITIES at the

project site are :

1. Manager room

2. Book & Kalamkari Literature room

(for SALE)

3. Crafts showroom (1200 sq.ft.)

4. Rooms for stay

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Common Facility Centre

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The FUTURE REQUIREMENTS for the "Kalamkari Tourism & Facility Centre" :

1. DEMONSTRATION house (that shows how kalamkari products can be used as

household accessories) to help market the craft more effectively

2. MUSEUM on kalamkari (the history of kalamkari)

a. Information counter

b. Exhibition spaces

c. Management office

d. Museum shop (with postcards, kalamkari momentoes, etc.)

e. Lounge or open-to-sky cafetaria

3. RESOURCE CENTRE

a. Washing area (Instead of a tank, a river-like man-made landscape within the centre that

allows a natural flow of water for better cleaning of the kalamkari fabric - as suggested by

Mr.Niranjan, Kalamkari artist & Secretary, Karuna)

b. Sand bed (also natural and appropriate for use in the cleaning process)

c. Work area for 40 artisans

d. Chulha - 2 nos.

e. Generator shed

f. Research section (for scholars & designers)

g. Archives

h. Library (for REFERENCE)

At the Resource centre, the kalamkari artists will have access to training in Marketing,

Design & Entrepreneurship skills. The centre will invite Textile designers to spend time at

Kalahasti to interact with the artists on traditional and modern motifs,the kalamkari

technique and natural dyeing. It will help generate an archive for research scholars from

India and abroad in the field of textiles.

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a traditional house

for HOMESTAY in Bahadurpeta

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This house is being used by the family

who now lives here for several decades.

The house at D.no.11-378 Bahadurpeta

is fairly well maintained and a good

example of how vernacular architecture

can continue to serve contemporary

lifestyles with some effort and also

concern for the past.

ACTION plan :

They may be approached to participate

in the ‘home-stay’ program under the

Endogenous Tourism project.

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Existing DRDA centre for craftsmen

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The DRDA centre is in the vicinity of the Panagal Palace

complex. It is an extremely serene environment.

ACTION plan :

1. It is suggested that landscaping work be taken up in and

around the structures that have been constructed for the

Kalamkari unit. For this, a good gardener to be appointed full-

time to begin planting of ground cover, shrubs and flowering

plants.

2. The washing tank meant for the kalamkari artists needs to be

reworked in such a way that it has flowing water for long periods

of time. A flowing stream of water is the need of the artists in

contrast to the existing ‘washing tank’ where water begins to flow

or there is movement of water only when the tank has filled up to

a certain degree and it begins to overflow.

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Panagal Palace complex as DRDA Training centre

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The structures in this palace

complex and the entire

campus have an old-world

charm. If it is possible to

acquire a part of this campus

for use as a

Kalamkari training

centre

as an extension of the already

existing DRDA unit nearby,

some or all parts of this

complex can be restored and

would be a beautiful site for

tourists to visit as part of their

Kalamkari tour.

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Panagal Palace complex

Restoration work

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ACTION plan :

1. Permission to be sought

from the concerned authorities

for use of a part of this

complex for Tourism/DRDA

Kalamkari unit program

2. Budget allocation to be

made by the District

administration

3. Restoration expert and a

team of skilled artisans may be

commissioned to bring back

these buildings to their original

glory.

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Varadaraj Swamy tankas tourist attraction

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This tank is on Jayarama Rao street on the road that connects the temple to the RTC bus stand. In the mornings, a few walkers are

seen along the path surrounding the water. It is a heritage precinct that can have a small bazaar within it. It has the potential to be a

tourist attraction.

ACTION plan :

1. The students of the School for Sculpture and Temple Architecture at Tirupathi to be commissioned to create stone sculptures that

can become a part of the temple tank area.

2. Landscaping to be taken up. A garderner to be appointed to add greenery that would enhance the place.

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Wood carvers in Madhavmala village

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This village is located between

Kalahasti and Tirupathi. In

order to support the craftsmen,

it is important to generate

more work for them and to

create a continuous market for

their craft.

One of the ways of doing this,

would be to commission some

wood crafts to be

incorporated in the

cafetarias, kalamkari

outlets, snack counters

along bazaar street and

the Jayarama street

revitalisation project

It maybe possible to embed

these woodcrafted panels into

the interior walls of the

showroom being currently

completed at the Punnami

complex or to insert them

above doorways in the rooms

that this tourist complex offers.

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Shilparamam the details

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The shilparamam crafts village at Tirupathi uses many of the traditional building arts. It is suggested that the local implementation team of the

‘Endogenous Tourism Program’ visit this tourist crafts village to know about the many possibilities of using wooden rafters and tiled roofs, mud plaster,

wall decorations and signage in wood or using metal craft. The most attractive part of the Shilparamam is its landscape and the maintenance of it. This

is one of the factors to be followed also in the Common Facility centre.

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Shilparamam

For further details, to contact :

Mr.Dasratha Naidu

Administrative officer

Shilparamam

Tirupathi

mob : 098480 – 23605

The bamboo work may be

replicated In the new Tourist

Interpretation & Common

facilities centre at Kalahasti

For sourcing the bamboo

artisans,

to contact :

Mr.Rama Rao

mob : 92463 49423

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Sri Venkateswara Institute

of

Traditional Sculpture & architecture (SVITSA)in Tirupati

Relevance of this Institute in the

ENDOGENOUS TOURISM project :

The students from this college be requested

to be a part of this program.

ACTION :

1. Students to visit the areas within the

program which will be beautified as

they made into tourist destinations,

including the homestays, the

cafetarias, the craft shops, the

pedestrianisation of parts of bazaar

and Jayaram rao street.

2. Students & Faculty to suggest the

nature of contribution they can make

to the program

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School

of

Traditional Sculpture & Temple architecturein Tirupathi

For further collaboration, contact :

Mr.Bhanu Prasad

The Officer-in-charge

Silpa Kalasala, T.T.D.

Alipiri Road

Tirupathi 517501

Or

Mr.M.P.Rajasekhara Raju

Master Sculptor & Superintendent

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This Institute offers a 4 year diploma course in :

Temple architecture (Prasadalakshana)

Stone sculpture (Sila-silpa)

Stucco (Sudha-silpa)

Wood sculpture (Daru-silpa)

Metal sculpture (Loha-silpa)

Traditional Painting (Sampradaya Varna Chitra)

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Option 1 : Master Plan

This plan begins with the visitor entering into the campus

and facing the exposed brick-lined amphitheatre. He would

walk past the amphitheatre to enter the museum on the

history of Kalamkari and then onto the demonstration

house.

He may later continue into the next part of the campus to

see the kalamkari artists at work. This is the common

facilities area and meant as an artists’ work area with the

chulha, the wash area and the sand bed.

For the kalamkari artist, the common facilities area remains

secluded from the traffic on the main road and it is

well-landscaped to provide a serene & pleasant work

environment.

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Option 1 : plan of common facilities

The central part of the campus has a landscaped area that incorporates the functional

need of the artists for a wash area. There is flowing water that begins at one end and

moves further down in the nature of a river. It has on its side a sandbed area for drying

the fabric.

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Option 2 : Master plan

This plan begins with the visitor entering into the campus

into a garden. He enters the “Interpretation centre” which

comprises of an information counter, a management office,

a museum on the history of kalamkari and a demonstration

house which helps visitors understand how the kalamkari

products can become daily accessories for their homes.

In this option, the amphitheatre belongs to the larger part

of the site and its setting is amidst a landscaped garden, so

that when the visitors face the stage, they also see the

landscaped green beyond.

The dotted lines indicate the covered walkways that will link

all the units. The plan incorporates small but interesting

courtyards or open-to-sky spaces that will bring in natural

light and also allow the kalamkari artists to have semi-enclosed

work spaces if they prefer to work in the outdoors.

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Option 2 : plan of common facilities 31

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Option 2 : plan of museum 32

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Summing up

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ACTION POINTS for the hardware component

Kalamkari – the craft in KalahastiSrikalahasti a temple town (the Existing tourist & pilgrim traffic)

Traditional streets – Bazaar & Jayarama Rao streeta temple where a few kalamkari artists work4

nodal points on the kalahasti tour

Including Traditional houses into the Tourism program

for HOMESTAY in Jayaram Rao street

a window that can be re-used

a building that can be used as Kalamkari Natural Dyes Research Centre

Indigenous architecture in KalahastiPunnami tourist complex with rooms and cafetaria under construction

Common Facility Centre a 9-acre site

Panagal Palace complex as DRDA Training centreVaradaraj Swamy tank

Shilparamam crafts village in Tirupati

Sri Venkateswara Institute of Traditional Sculpture & architecture

Bamboo work for ceiling and wood fascia board

at Shilparamam, Tirupati