A Nordic architect reads Manikaran, a Himalayan hot-springs pilgrimage town in the Parvati Valley, where myth, steam, and offerings rise from sacred water.
South Asia
Banganga Tank: A Nordic Architect at the Water’s Edge
A Scandinavian architect reads Mumbai’s Banganga Tank — its arrow-struck spring, descending steps, lamp-lit ritual, and sweet water beside the sea.
Kheer Bhawani Temple: A Spring That Changes Colour
A Nordic architect reads Kheer Bhawani Temple near Srinagar — a shrine built over a sacred spring that changes colour, and the kheer offered to its goddess.
Galtaji: A Descent to Sacred Water in the Aravalli Hills
Galtaji near Jaipur threads temples into a hillside crevice, where a spring fills seven sacred kunds and pilgrims bathe in waters believed to purify.