The book locates monuments in their social and cultural context and
views them as religious architecture. The shrine was not only a
place of ritual, but also a centre for religious festivities and
discourses on ethics and moral values. The temple or the mosque
thus evolved as a crucial link between the ruling elite and the
community and through its wider network extended the religious
domain beyond political frontiers. With the establishment of
colonial rule in South Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries, the
relationship between the shrine and its community was radically
transformed. This book takes the reader through the gradual
metamorphosis in the character of religious sites from being
culturally pluralistic to a monotheistic religious identity. This
interesting book highlights the genesis of the multi-religious
identity of monuments in India.
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