International Conference on Temples Management: Historical, Functional and Futuristic Perspectives
Temples are nerve centres that not only provide spiritual support but have also served as hubs for knowledge generation and thriving local economies. The management of temples has varied between local communities, royal families, other patrons including the State, creating various models that ensure the upkeep of the temples and regularity of functions. There are also temples that have collapsed due to lack of a such structural mechanisms. Have temples retreated from being dynamic socio-economic-spiritual- cultural hubs of action to only places of spiritual and religious activity? Recent decades have witnessed a concerted effort to revive the dynamics of temples as providers of harmony among communities, and this unique event attempts to showcase the same!
Schedule
The ‘International Conference on Temples Management: Historical, Functional and Futuristic Perspectives’ will be a 2-day event comprising of Plenary and Technical Sessions complemented by Keynote and Valedictory addresses by eminent personalities. The Schedule will be as follows:
| Time (IST) | Session | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1: 21 March 2024 | ||
| 9.00-9.45 | Registration | |
| 9.45-10.00 | Lighting of Lamp and Prayer | |
| 10.00-10.20 | Temples Management Conference: Purpose, Aims and Methods | |
| 10.20-10.40 | Address to Audience by special Invitees | |
| 10.40-11.20 | Keynote Address Vote of Thanks | Temples Management through the Ages: Historical and Current Practices |
| 11.20-11.40 | Tea/Coffee | |
| 11.40-13.00 | Plenary Session 1 | Social Role of Temples |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00-15.30 | Technical Session 1 | Social Role of Temples |
| 14.00-15.30 | Technical Session 2 | Management of Architecture and Design of Temples |
| 15.30-16.00 | Tea/Coffee | |
| 16.00-17.30 | Technical Session 3 | Functional Management of Temples |
| 16.00-17.30 | Technical Session 4 | Governance and Temples Management |
| Day 2: 22 March 2024 | ||
| 10.00-11.20 | Plenary Session 2 | Architecture, Design and Conservation of Temples |
| 11.20-11.40 | Tea/Coffee | |
| 11.40-12.10 | Special Address | Temples and Spirituality: A discourse |
| 12.10-13.30 | Plenary Session 3 | Contemporary Challenges in Functional Management of Temples |
| 13.30-14.30 | Lunch | |
| 14.30-16.00 | Plenary Session 4 | The Law, the State, and Temples Management (sp. reference to Temple Entry) |
| 16.00-16.45 | Open House | Sustaining ‘Dharma’ through holistic management of Temples: A Roadmap towards Public-Private-People Partnership |
| 16.45-17.30 | Valedictory Address | Future Roadmap on Temples Management |
| 17.30-17.35 | Vote of Thanks | |
Expected Outcomes
- A Roadmap/framework that can be adapted to ensure more efficient management of temples from the human, physical and financial perspective.
- An edited publication in partnership with an international publisher for scholars, practitioners and governments to openly access and receive international exposure
Registration
Please register and do attend the Conference!
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Queries
Please send an email to meena.n@chanakyauniversity.edu.in