Light, Sound, Defacement

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Light, sound, defacement

BHUBANESWAR: Amitabh Bachchan’s rich baritone might soon reverberate at the Udaygiri hills and draw applause from the visitors and tourists but the monument of Rani Gumpha (Queen’s Cave) is set to be inflicted with scars that can never be erased.

Thanks to Tourism Ministry’s light and sound extravaganza, the famous Jain caves are being systematically defaced, all in the name of attracting tourists in more numbers.

Walls and surface of the caves have been drilled but Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is resting assured because, the project has got its Director General (DG)’s nod.

The 2nd Century BC caves, protected by the ASI, are a landmark not only in Orissan history but also in Jain culture. But the Tourism Ministry appears keen to draw in the crowd overlooking the conservation needs.

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pretzlgirl said:

Light, sound, defacement

BHUBANESWAR: Amitabh Bachchan’s rich baritone might soon reverberate at the Udaygiri hills and draw applause from the visitors and tourists but the monument of Rani Gumpha (Queen’s Cave) is set to be inflicted with scars that can never be erased.

Thanks to Tourism Ministry’s light and sound extravaganza, the famous Jain caves are being systematically defaced, all in the name of attracting tourists in more numbers.

Walls and surface of the caves have been drilled but Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is resting assured because, the project has got its Director General (DG)’s nod.

The 2nd Century BC caves, protected by the ASI, are a landmark not only in Orissan history but also in Jain culture. But the Tourism Ministry appears keen to draw in the crowd overlooking the conservation needs.

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Frickin Bos Whats up wit all diss?

Yeah man lets go out and destroy culture to make some quick cash! These freaks ought to know better man, bad Karma will roll over them like a big wave man.

I'm bummed out,
Chucko

[Azurerana]

i'd like to know more before issuing a blanket condemnation. It's hard to tell from the article exactly what they are doing to these caves, and how it compares with the commercialization of US show caves.