B A S R U R

Aznaz, Anurag, Hardik, Lamees, Mahir, Mufaddal,

Nishant, Sayantan, Sneha, Vanisha, Zakiya
BASRUR
A C A S E S T U D Y
base map
 OLD SETTLEMENT AREA

MAHALINGESHWARA
TEMPLE

BUS STOP

BASRUR urban evolution

 Paddy fields at Basrur

" ... There was a time when Portuguese sailing vessels made their
way past these islets and unloaded their wares at Basrur. There are
no Portuguese now and no sailing ships bringing horses and
merchandise to the Keladi kings, no diplomatic comings and
goings. All the glory that remains in Basrur is the glory of green --
the bright green of the tops of palms, -- the light green of paddy
squares which stretch from the outskirts of the town up to the sea,
the deep green of the patches of sweet-potato and chilli which
flourish long after the paddy fields have turned grey-brown
following the harvest, and the still deeper green of the copal trees
which stand stately, looking down upon bush and thorn. There were in tro du c t io n
Basrur, once called Vasupura,
more copal trees in the old days, but they were cut down for boat is a historic port town on the
building or burning as firewood. Every tree that is spared is banks of the Varahi River on
the Kanara coast in Karnataka,
welcome, for it provides shelter to the cows during the long India. For much of the
afternoons and, in spring, they burst into clusters of white flowers sixteenth century and the first
half of the seventeenth
whose fragrance arouses memories of a lost world." century, it was the rice port
par excellence on that coast.
The port was used by traders
of several foreign countries
mainly to cater the needs of
Keladi Samsthana, which was
near Shimoga. The town had
several streets, each
specifically housing
communities like traders,
- Shivarama Karanth artisans, dancers, weavers etc.
from ‘The Woman of Basrur’ It was also famous for

Keladi Nayak shrine

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 communities who were experts in singing and dancing, The town is a spiritual centre for
Ratha Festival at
Mahalingeshwara
which art is forgotten and no longer exists. The town has Goud Saraswat Brahmin
Temple become a small obscure village and the trade no longer community with 'Sri Mahalasa
exists. Narayani temple' at the center. The
centuries-old temple is visited by
In his travel account Moroccan Traveller Ibn Batuta (Abu the Swamijis of all Maths including
Abdullah Mohammed (1304-1358)) who visited Canara on Kashi Matt Samsthana and Gokarna
his way to Malabar from Honavar says, "The first town in Parthagali Matt. The legend is that
the land of Mulaybar (Malabara) that we entered as the the spirit for the Mahalasa temple
town of Abu-Sarur (Basrur), a small place on a large inlet was derived from its Moolasthana,
and abounding in coco palms“ British Major of Engineers i.e. Sri Mahalasa at Mardoli in Goa.
James Rennel has concluded with due analysis that the
Bares of Ptolemy's Map is the Barcelor or Basrur.

Mahalasa Temple
Basrur is famous for its old temples, the main one being the 'Shree Mahatobar
Mahalingeshwara Temple'. The annual chariot festival (ratha or teru in
Kannada) is held every April on Chitra Pournima - Hanuman Jayanti (in the
Hindu calendar) day.

Out of 24 Temples of Basrur, The Nakhareshwara Temple is of historical

importance. A 12th Century Inscription is the earliest inscription which
mentions this temple. The Temple which is today called as Mahalingeshwara
Temple was built by the mediaeval South Indian Merchant guild Nakhara. The
deity of this temple was called Mahadeva in the mediaeval inscriptions of
Basrur.

Noted Kannada novelist Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth has

written a novel based on the life of Basrur people, mainly
detailing song and dance community and the picture of
early twentieth century of Basrur village is vividly
described in this novel. "Basrur" is connected to other
sub-villages like Hattikudru, Anagalli, Margoli, Merdy,
Japthi, Kalanje, Othinane (Panakada-katte), Kolkere,
Ulloor, Kandavara and Balkur to form a larger area.
Mahalingeshwara Mahalingeshwara
Temple Temple

It was known as an important River Port, in the

northern side of westcoast. This river port in
Panchagangavali River, was having sea-borne
traffic on big size sailing vessels (called locally
Machwas).

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During the Portuguese rule, this
place was a port known as Lower
Barcelore.
In 1543, the Jesuits had established
themselves in Goa and came to
Barcelore in 1570, built a church
named Nostra Senora de Rosario
and also a hospital. The Jesuits were
succeeded by the Theatines. Dr
Alexis de Menezes, the
Archbishop of Goa, visited this
church in 1599. This mission was
abandoned by Portuguese in 1643.
the portuguese
Fort at Basrur
BASRUR
A C A S E S T U
As the Portuguese fort and the church
were situated close to the Kundapur
ferry it can be said that Barcelore was
not Basrur, but really was Kundapur. In
1682 the Venerable Fr Joseph Vaz, Vicar
Forane of Canararepaired this church
and offered Mass here and was its Vicar
too. He built two new churches, one at
Kundapur and the other at Gangolli.
The Christians were a flourishing
community under the priviledges and
also the grants of land obtained from the
BednoreRajas. Basrurchurch was
completely destroyed by TipuSultan in
1784. It is said that the priests of the
congregation of St Philip Neri had
offered Mass here for 30 years and
hence St Philip Neri was chosen as the
patron saint.
D Y
Tipu Sultan
the konkanis
Though, the town lost significance as the
trade centre now, it is the home to over 40
spiritual sites of all religions.
Like others, the town is spiritual centre for
Gowda SaraswatBrahmin community. Shri
Mahalasa Narayani temple, a holy
destination for the GSB community, is
situated in this historical town. Being a
century-old temple, it was visited by the
Swamijis (pontiffs) of all Maths, including
Kashi Samsthana and Gokarna Parthagali
Matt.
The history says that the spirit for the
Mahalasa temple was derived from its
Moolasthana, i.e. Shri Mahalasa at Mardol
in Goa.
history
Popular legend says that in the historic past, Vasuchakravarti, the ruler of this area, had his seat
at Basrur. It is a common belief that Vasupura became known as Basrur. There still exists the
remains of an old fort with moat all around and a mud wall surrounding it.

There are ruins of Guppu Sadananda Math, belonging to ‘North-Panth’. There are several
temples, bhuta shrines, mosques, churches.

The river port at Basrur used to attract the Dutch, Portuguese and British initially for
promoting their business, but later they continued their stay for political occupation. In the
16th century AD, Basrur was within the sovereignty of Vijayanagara Kingdom and after its fall
under Keladi (Nagar) Nayaks.

the arabs
Even at the beginning of Christian Era, it
had business and Commercial transactions
with Arabia, Egypt etc. Basrur River port
was on land connected with up-country
area, which was producing pepper,
cinnamon and other condiments. Arabia,
Egypt and other countries were interested
in purchasing these commodities including vijayanagara
‘maskathi’ superior boiled rice. influence

the dutch
During the reign of Shivappa Nayaka who was also a strong opponent to Portuguese occupation of Through the seaport of Basrur,
Kanara trade, waged a series of battles during which the Portuguese were completely crippled. Vijayanagara came into contact with
However during the period 1713-14 A.D, the Portuguese squadron from Goa captured forts and numerous international states and their
bombarded several towns in the coastal belt and spread terror in the area. It also known that during influences were also represented in
successive years the Dutch also established a factory at Basrur and trading used to take place from southern India and contributed to the
that place to Muscat by exporting Rice and importing Horses, dates and pearls. quality of life through provision of
consumer products and intellectual
property.

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history
The Maratha seige of Basrur Fort
Basrur (Bareclore) on Canara coast
belonged to the principality of
Bidnur. The town was plundered. The
Dutch estimated the value of plunder
as 3 lakh guilders which might be
correct. The Maratha chronicles have
placed the figure at 2crore
hons(8crore rupees), an incredible
sum! On the way back Shivaji stayed
for some time at Gokarna
Mahabaleshwar & Karwar. He
hurried back to his capital Rajgad by
the land route in the 3rd week of
march 1665. Mirzaraja Jaisingh, the
veteran general of Aurangzeb,
reached Poona, on 3rd march, to led
the campaign against Shivaji.
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A C A S E S
the marathas
Soon after on 5th dec 1664, Shivaji laid the foundation of the fort of
Sindhudurg near Malvan on the sea coast. The fort of Gheria(Vijaydurg),
Suvarnadurg & other sea forts were strengthened. They were meant to
provide protection to Maratha navy & keep in check the Siddis of Janjira,
the Portuguese & other powers. Shivajis’s navy was a modest but a very
useful wing of his defense forces.
According to contemporary chronicles it consisted of 400-500 ships, big &
small, known as “Gurab, Tarande, Galbat, Mubar, Sihad, Pagar, Machva,
Tirkathi & Pal. Like the infantry & cavalry, the navy formed an important
& separate command of equal rank. To this navy were appointed Darya
Sarang Daulatkhan & Mayanak Bhandari as officers, with seafaring &
fighting men & kolis & soldiers – sailors to serve under them.” Shivaji’s
naval activities figure in a number of Portuguese, Dutch & British records.
He had constant encounters with his constant rival – Siddi of Janjira. In
feb. 1665, Shivaji personally led the 1st naval expedition to Basrur. The
navy consisted of 50 frigates, 3 little ships & some small craft wit 4000
soldiers. He set sail from Maland port(ratnagiri dist.) & reached Basrur
probably on 13th feb 1665.
This historic town, under the
patronage of the earlier rulers, cultural evolution
and later as hereditary
tradition, developed, several
arts and crafts, under varieties
of artisans e.g. ‘Kanchagars’-
Artizans on bronze models,
Gudigars- wood carvers
(manufacturers etc. ) artizans
on wood for manufacturing
Temple cars, carving artistic
pillars, ceilings, door-ways.
This
town was also know for classical musicians, harmonium, violin, Tabla,
Flute, MrudangaPlayers etc. Dancing troops (young maidens, by hereditary
tradition, were trained in dancing art. These troops were performing their
art in temples on festival days and in aristocratic houses during marriage
ceremonies). The town also
T U D Y
history
 patronized Drama Troops with colourfulcurtains and back-ground music. It had organised a ladies Drama Troup in the beginning of this century by name
‘Neela mani NaatakaCompany’. There were and are Chinivar, Gold smiths, Silver smiths (especially for manufacturing door frames at the Temples) carved
with silver plates, with artistic designs.

There are ‘Shilpis” on granite carving granite idols, Hand-looms weavers with beautiful designs and Patagars
(silk weavers). The religious prosecution and forcible conversion to Christianity by PortuguesGovernors of
Goa, in fifteen hundred forties onwards, impelled GSB community residing at Goa to leave Goa, to protect
their ‘Dharma’ and ‘Kuladevatas’ by country crafts to the west coast in North Kanara, South Kanara and even
on Malabar Coast up to Cochin. In that context, Basrur being a river port, a few groups of GSB entered Basrur
by country sailing vessels touching ‘Mandi Bagilu” river port at Basrur. It is interesting to note that Sri
Mahalasa Narayani Kuladevata Shrine is very close to the above ‘Mandi Bagilu’ river port. So also,
Kuladevatas, Sri Laxmi Damodar and Shanteri Kamakshi, Shrines which are situated a little inside in the town.

Various Moods of Basrur

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12TH CENTURY AD

Establishment of Vasupura Arrival of the Portuguese

by the Keladi Nayaks and and renaming to Barcelore.
the Nakhara Guild and of Beginning of the Portuguese
the Mahalingeshwara influence on art, architecture
Temple. The town became and culture.

1543 AD

1664 AD
the economic and cultural
epicentre due to its Attack by Maratha forces
successful port. under the leadership of
Shivaji on the Basrur Fort
(Kote) and plundering of the
Portuguese wealth.

Arrival of Ibn Battutah and

Middle Eastern trade and
influence. Nomenclature of
‘Abu Sarur”
Annexation

South timeline
VijayanagaraEmpire, which
declared sovereignty of all
Western states.
Emergence of the later
by

Vijaynagara styles of art and

architecture with Islamic
influence.

1600 AD
1345 AD

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 Arrival of Gowda Saraswath
Brahmins from Goa after
being evicted by the Attack by Tipu Sultan on
Portuguese and Basrur and destruction of all
1700 AD

establishment of the Portuguese infrastructure

1784 AD
Mahalasa Temple. including the Kote.
Eventual and gradual
decline of economic and
cultural activity and
emergence of obscurity.

timeline
Dutch conflict with
Portuguese over trade and
administrative control of
1713 AD

Barcelore.

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 Introduction

Name of village: Basrur

Area of village: 1425 acres
Total population: 6532
Climatic conditions: Monsoons till November
Summer from January to May

Annual rainfall: 4558 mm

Temperature: Min 18°c
 Max 36°c

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I n t r o d u c t i o n
 Population

Category Total Population

Hindu class A Hindu class B General Male Female

4153 1732 456 3185 3347

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S t a t i s t i c s
No of houses Population S.C S.T

M F T M F T M F T
1256 3185 3347 6532 311 331 642 132 127 259

Literacy Labourer Farmer Agriculturist

M F T M F T M F T M F T
2586 2398 4984 1683 1057 2740 212 165 337 200 373 573

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S t a t i s t i c s
 Land Uses (other than for business)

Agriculture Area (acres)

Rice grain 178.96

Coconut 175.20

Aracanut 18.36

Banana 6.59

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S t a t i s t i c s
 Infrastructure

Types of houses Number Amenities Number

Thatch roof 5 Wells 920

Tiled roof 920 Bore wells 300

R.C.C roof 300
Street lights 36
Cement sheet roof 36
House with electricity 42
Government house 42
House with toilet 1226
Number
Solar power 12

No of family 1256 Gobur gas 26

No of houses 484 L.P.G 856

High income group 39 Houses with T.V 1015

Low income group 402 Houses with radio 450

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A C A S E S T U D Y
S t a t i s t i c s
 KEY MAP qBoats provided for crossing the river
becomes an active activity centre

qCultural Landscapes have been defined by

the World Heritage Committee as distinct VARAI RIVER qThe river serves as a utility qThe boats are utilised for river
geographical areas or properties uniquely area, where people come to crossing early in the morning and in the
"..represent[ing] the combined work of nature and of wash clothes. evening.This constitutes the most active
man..“ . This concept has been adapted and periods of the day for this bank.
developed within international heritage arenas
(UNESCO) as part of an international effort to
reconcile "..one of the most pervasive dualisms THRONE OF
in Western thought - that of nature and culture“ THE IDOL
NAGA TEMPLE
qThe three categories extracted from the DURING
Committee's Operational Guidelines, are as follows: RATHOTSAVA
(i) "a landscape designed and created intentionally by
man";
(ii) an "organically evolved landscape" which may be
a "relict (or fossil) landscape" or a "continuing
landscape";
(iii) an "associative cultural landscape" which may be
valued because of the "religious, artistic or cultural qThe Stone Platform is used to place the Idol of
associations of the natural element” Hanuman during Rathotsava at the time of Chaitra
Purnima(in the month of April).
qThis is a congregational space used by all the seven
Kere’s( hamlets) which participate in the Rathotsava.

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 qThe steps leading to the river is qServes as a spot for worshippers.
KEY MAP
a peaceful place for people to
enjoy the scenic beauty and chit
“The cultural landscape is chat around in the evenings.
fashioned from a natural landscape qLadies gathering at the
by a cultural group. Culture is the old mud house during VARAI RIVER
agent, the natural are the medium, evenings.
the cultural landscape is the result“
- Carl O. Sauer
OLD MUD HOUSE qChildren around the
qThe huge old Peepal Tree set on a river area lighting up the
pedestal serves as a meeting space, place.
providing shade to almost the entire
space around.
qChildren playing in a parked
truck, around an open space.

q
qThe podium serves as a
PEEPAL meeting space, for
TREE gatherings and village
meetings.

ROAD JUNCTION
qChildren playing .

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 EXTNDED
PLINTH

qThe extended seating area along the

plinth serves as a seating place.
KEY MAP

qPeople seek qThis area opens into the

shelter during main temple.
the rains in q People sit by the extended qThe stambha marks the
this shaded plinth watching the central entry to the main temple area.
area by the open area wherein a flow of qWorshippers pause at the
temple people, vehicles etc exists. shrine next to it.

TEMPLE
SHADE
EXTNDED
PLINTH

EXTNDED qWhen the shops are shut, the extended seating area along the
KEY MAP PLINTH plinth serves as a seating place.

COMMERCIAL COMPLEX
SEATING

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 THE MAHALINGESHWARA TEMPLE

qThe larger houses

including the qThough the
landlords house originality is
surround the periphery maintained, the door
of the square creating and other wooden
an edge of the square. motifs have been
qThis defines the painted silver. It
boundaries of however is a failed
movement. attempt for depicting
qThe road leading to the temple. An open space creates a sense of welcoming glory.

qThe temple square forms the

cultural, social, religious epicenter
in the town of Basrur, right from the
inception of the temple by the
Khiladi nayaks in the 12 th century.
qThis area has been indispensable
in the growth and development of
the town of Basrur.

qThe outside pillar of the

Mahalingeshwara Temple, the Vijay
stambha, is used both for religious and
social purposes.
q Every afternoon the village leaders
gather around to discuss the affairs of
the village and the temple.
q The temple follows a pure Kihladi
Nakhara style of Hindu architecture.
q Though this region has had many
influences, this temple has managed to
retain the original essence of the place.

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 EAST ELEVATION NORTH ELEVATION
FIGURES Not To Scale

Basrur is famous for its old temples, the

main one being the 'Shree Mahatobar
Mahalingeshwara Temple'. The annual
chariot festival (ratha or teru in Kannada)
is held every April on Chitra Pournima -
Hanuman Jayanti (in the Hindu calendar)
day.

Out of 24 Temples of Basrur, The

Nakhareshwara Temple is of historical
importance. A 12th Century Inscription is
the earliest inscription which mentions
this temple. The Temple which is today
called as Mahalingeshwara Temple was
built by the mediaeval South Indian
Merchant guild Nakhara. The deity of this
temple was called Mahadeva in the
mediaeval inscriptions of Basrur.

PLAN

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A C A S E S T U D Y
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 SRI MAHALAS A NARAYANI TEMPLE

qWhen Portuguese invaded Goa, the idols

there had to be shifted.
qA man got this Devi temple by boat and
established it here 450 years back.
qThe temple was initially very small and then
rebuilt in 1999 by T.M.A Pai Trust.
qA lot of external influences are prevalent in
this temple.
qThe Dome Shikhara and the varied ceiling
motifs have hints of Islamic Architecture.
q The nave, the aisle and the chandeliers
which are generally not used inside a temple
highlight the Portuguese influences.
q There are beliefs that after the construction
of this temple, the predominant floods stopped.

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TULUVESHWARA TEMPLE
HISTORY:
This Shiva linga was founded 1400 years ago and was the main deity for all the tulu
speaking people in the Tulu Nadu.
It attracted many a number at that time from all over the region.
The temple lost its importance with the establishment of the Portuguese in Basrur.It is
said that much of the temple was destroyed by the Portuguese in an attempt to
discourage the practice of Hinduism.

DESCRIPTION:
The present day temple resembles a haven on earth. Completely enveloped by the
Sacred Fig (Peepal), it provides a sanctuary to the few locals who frequent this place.

OBSERVATION:
qSet a little off the road , this shrine forms a space for gathering during auspicious
days associated with Lord Shiva. The custodians of this temple still lies in the hands
of a Brahmin family and is restricted to Non – Brahmins.
qThe Nandi seems off centred from the line of axis.The reason explained was that,
there was an attempt made to recover lost treasure from under the Nandi idol .The
outcome remains uncertain.

TULUVESHWARA TEMPLE

BASRUR
A C A S E S T U D Y
Vi s u a l S u r v e y
 1.BUS STOP 4. RIVER BANKS
The Varai river is an important
This was the main bus stop that focal point for meeting and other
provided entry to the temple square. social activities.
The movement along this road was The people gather around for
direct and no road perforations. daily activites like washing
clothes.
People cross river banks on
boats which attracts a huge crowd
during mornings and evenings.

2. VENKATESHWARA TEMPLE
AND POND AREA
From the bus stop, the first point of focus is the 5. POST
Venkateshwara Temple and the pond near it. The post acts as a round about
The pond has a clear view from the road . and also a place of play for
Other than the daily ritual purposes, the pond also children
serves as the water source during the Ganesh . It also become a node as three
Visarjan. streets intersect at this focal point

3. MAHALINGESHWARA
TEMPLE SQUARE
This is the central area of Basrur.
Out of the 24 temples in Basrur, this is
the most famous temple.
The square is surrounded by commercial
shops on the ground floor.
Since this is the central focus of the town
, it also is the hub of multifunctional
activity.

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Focal points
 PUBLIC SPACE (Temple Square)
The narrow road
from the bus stop
leads to the opening
of the temple square
which defines a
public space quality.

This space is
multifunctional and
is used for both
religious and social
activities.

EDGE DEFINITION
There is a strong sense of edge
definitions in the roads of the old
settlement area. The high plinth
heights enclose the narrow roads .

These defined edges relay the

silent and quiet of the residential
area almost making it a
completely private or exclusive.

The negative is that these spaces

could be extremely insecure at
night time .

BASRUR hier arch y of s paces

 Street 1- blue side in the map
Double pitched roof Perforation points

Street 1- yellow side in the map Vehicle parked

The Maximum heights of buildings were G+1 on this street which is
7.5-8 m in average.
The street does not express a closed feeling to the pedestrians
because if one building is close to the road on one side, the building
opposite to it is most of the time far away from the road or the plot
opposite might be empty.
The roads are 3m wide here. It is perfectly made for pedestrians and
all the shops are placed in a typical old market style where people
can access it straight from the roads. It did not feel difficult to
make our way through the road but in a festival season where there is
a lot of crown it will be a bit difficult.

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Spatial Quality
 Street 1- blue side in the map

Street 1- yellow side in the map

The heights of buildings remain the same. As marked on the drawing, the
pitched roofs that repeat in numbers of 2-4 are to be seen a lot in
this town
The perforation points are not much in this road but the road widens
by .8 m from the rest. Still the buildings are overpowering and gives
an enclosed feeling to the street.
The buildings provide shade to the streets from early morning till
11:00am and from 3:00pm till the sunset too on a sunny day.

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Spatial Quality
 The perforation points
which r in most cases
empty plots encourage
vehicle parking on the
road sides as marked in
the drawing.
It’s a welcoming
environment since the
houses and shops are all
placed as close to the
streets. The sense of
identity and oneness
increases by this in
contrast to isolated
houses built way inside a
huge plot.
Street 1- blue side in the map

Street 1- yellow side in the map

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A C A S E S T U D Y
Spatial Quality
 The double pitched roofs can be noticed again in the pictures above. The picture has been taken
from the residential area of the town. Denoted in the map by

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 CONCLUSIONS
The shops are placed right close to the
roads giving the town a feel of the old
market city where everything can be
accessed from the streets.
The verandahs play a very important
role in the people’s social lives as
they meet up on the verandahs of the
shops to socialize.
As shown in the sketch, the shops close
by to the road, the verandahs, the ease
in accessibility and the MP tile
buildings with twin pitched roofs or 3
pitched roofs all give a strong
character and identity to the place.
The plinths are high and as shown in
the sketch, a lot of steps are given to
access the shops. The plinths being high,
the shops will be visible from the
streets for everyone on a crowded day
and will also keep the shops away from
rain water during the monsoon
Empty plots in a narrow road side will
encourage vehicle parking in front of
it.

Twin pitched roofs

People gathered in the

Vehicle parked in front of an empty plot verandahs

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Spatial Quality
 BOTH SIDE
1 RESIDENCES

7 6
5

2 1
3

street
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 ONE SIDE
2 RESIDENCE
ONE SIDE
O P E N S PAC E

7 6
5

2 1
3

street
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 3 T H R O U G H V E N KATARAMA T E M PLE & I T S PO N D

7 6
5

2 1
3

street
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 THROUGH KUND
4 AT MAHALI N G E S H WAR

7 6
5

2 1
3

street
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 7 6
5

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2 1
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7 6
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7 6
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 COMMERCIAL + RESIDENTIAL
PLINTH- 1.2 M ( TO AVOID FLOODS )
STAIRCASE RISER – 23 CM

Name: (Prakash Restaurant) Poornima

TYPE 1 ( POORNIMA )

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Religion: (GSB) Hinduism
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Age: 40’s
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Living for 75 years & house is around 150 year old.
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Main Occupation: Cooking/Catering
 GROUND FLOOR

Members: 7
Site Area: 4 Cents PRIVATE AREA
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All basic facilities( gas, water, electricity).

SEMI-PRIVATE AREA
Require no chang in the surrounding.

Roads need to be repaired
PUBLIC AREA

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 RESIDENTIAL
PLINTH- 1.2 M ( TO AVOID FLOODS )
STAIRCASE RISER – 15 CM
TYPE 2 ( HIG HOUSE )

PRIVATE AREA
GROUND FLOOR

SEMI-PRIVATE AREA

PUBLIC AREA


Name : Prakash
Religion: Hinduism
Age: 40’s
Occupation: Driving
House rebuilt thrice. First house 100 years old.
Newely built house 4 years old.
Want a bridge from their house to the island.

FIRST FLOOR

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 TYPE3: LIG HOUSE
Name: Sahu Mitra

HOUSE )
RESIDENTIAL
PLINTH- 1.2 M ( TO AVOID FLOODS ) Religion: Hinduism
Occupation: Masonry
Living for 82 years-House 100 years old.
Main Feature: Sit out covered with asbestos sheet

Name: Neela
Religion: Hinduism

TYPE 4 (LIG
HOUSE )

Ag: 30’s
Members: 3
Occupation: Coolie work
around the area GROUND FLOOR
Living for 60years,house 100-
200 years old.
“Bhagyajyoti” provides free
electricity
Mechanize way of cooking-
MUD
TYPE 3 (OLD

wooden sticks
Exterior: Front is untouched,
Rear is plastered.

FLOOR PLAN

FLOOR PLAN

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 RESIDENTIAL
PLINTH- 1.2 M ( TO AVOID FLOODS )
STAIRCASE RISER – 23 CM
PRIVATE AREA

SEMI-PRIVATE AREA

TYPE 5: OLD HOUSE- WELL MAINTAINED

TYPE 5 (OLD HOUSE)

PUBLIC AREA
Name: B.S.Acharya
Religion: Hinduism
Occupation: Pujari
Members: 4
House around 200 years old with slight alteration.
Living for 76 years old.
Have all facilities.
Changes: Pipelins for drainage.

GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR

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 POORNIMA NEELA SAHUMITRA PRAKASH B. S. ACHARYA SUBHAS APPAN HEGDE
CHANDRA
MEMBERS 7 3 3 7 4 3 5

PERIOD OF STAY 75 60 82 80 76 63 106

AGE OF THE 150 100-200 100 4 200 23 43

HOUSE
MODE OF PUBLIC PUBLIC PUBLIC PRIVATE PUBLIC PRIVATE PRIVATE
TRANPORTATION

NEED MORE NO YES YES YES YES NO NO

FACILITIES
NEED CHANGE NO YES YES YES YES NO NO

FAMILIARITY V.F V.F J.F V.F V.F V.F V.F

FUTURE PLANS NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

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 CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES - QUESTIONNAIRE

qHaving a close knit neighborhood reduces concerns about security

amongst its inhabitants.
qFestivities and celebrations enhance the social flavor amongst the people.
Creating landmarks that will encourage these.
qNo scope for future development in Basrur though, as the younger
generation migrate to metropolitan cities for a luxurious and better life.

CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES FROM THE STUDY

q One of the basic essences to be captured and nurtured into designing our
township should be creating a sense of belonging and place, which the
people of Basrur proudly possess.
q To create a socially adept, culturally superior, sound and responsible
living environment.
q A lesson also learnt from Basrur is to create a successful cultural
landscape through a subtle blend of individual and common identity
vindicating the philosophy of a place for the people and people for the place.

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