The Bṛhadīśvara temple built by Rājarāja Cōḷa in 1010 CE, is acclaimed as the finest achievement of Cōḷa art and architecture. On account of its distinct form and beauty it has been inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Monument. Interactive multimedia DVD on Tanjavur Bṛhadīśvara Temple was completed and released on 6th December 2013 by Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon’ble Union Minister for Rural Development.

ISBN No.  : 978-93-80935-03-4, DVD, 2013, Price: Rs.100/-
(excl. taxes)

 Explore Multimedia project  Brhadisvara Temple

Explore Multimedia project  GitaGovinda  

ISBN No. : 81-55503-09-5, DVD, 2017, Price: Rs.100/-
(excl. taxes)

Explore Multimedia project  Devnarayana  

Agnicayana is probably to be the oldest surviving ritual of humanity. If offers extraordinary insight into Vedic times and highlights the origin of many features of South Asian cultures. It provides a unique opportunity for the study of oral tradition and transmission. Cross-culturally, the Agnicayana raises  important issues such as the origin and production of fire, its transfer from one place to another and its worship; as also the art of burning of istaka (bricks) which is an expression linguistically related to Avestan “Istya”.

Viśvarūpa (Visvarupa) is the cosmic vision of Krishna revealed to Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita before the Mahabharata war. Elements of this vision are traceable to very ancient Indian concepts of integration and disintegration such as Prajapati and Purusa. The word Viśvarūpa consists of two components, visva-and-rupa. Visva means “the universe” and rupa means “form, the shape of anything”. Viśvarūpa as a concept means “all forms”, “universal form”.

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interactive multimedia CDs/DVDs have also been released:

This CD-ROM has been published in 2000.  Caudadanapura is a tiny village of Karnataka in south India, where all facets of Indian civilisation, encompassing religion, art and poetry are exemplified in an exquisite temple with the highest degree of refinement. This temple is a jewel of architecture of 11th-12th century, in the style now commonly called after the name of the legendary sculptor, Jakkanacarya.

This CD-ROM has been published in 2000. Man’s first awareness of the world around came through his primeval sense of sight and ability to hear. These two senses have stimulated artistic expressions – visual and aural, in the pre-historic past as also contemporary cultures. The twin programmes of Adi Drsya (primeval
sight) and Adi Sravya (primeval sound) have been initiated by the Centre to trace the long continuities in the Indian arts.

This CD-ROM has been published in 2005. The present CD-ROMs on Ajantā is an attempt to provide comprehensive knowledge and visual experience on Ajantā, a major heritage site of India, included in the UNESCO’s list of World Heritage monument. The CD-ROM includes virtual walkthrough of all the caves, narratives of Jataka and related stories of Buddha, approximately 1 hour of Introductory video, approximately 1500 illustrated images, Articles from eminent authorities, Bibliography, Glossary, etc

Explore Multimedia project  Ajanta  

This CD-ROM has been published in 2010. This is a multimedia database on a 20th century Hungarian painter living in India for over seventy years. Elizabeth Sass Brunner and Elizabeth Brunner, mother and daughter, two Hungarian artists travelled to India, Japan and Sri Lanka in search of spirituality in the 1920’s.

This CD-ROM has been published in December 1997. This CD-ROM is part of IGNCA’s endeavour to digitise the multidimensional performative rituals within the architectural space of Brhadisvara temple. The CD-ROM facilitates virtual experience of the spatial and temporal context of south Indian music and dance.

DVD-ROM titled “Man & Mask: Rūpa-Pratirūpa” was released by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan on 26th October 2010 during her Inaugural Lecture “Masks Unmasked, Puppets Inanimate and Animate, Stories with Stories”

Explore Multimedia project : Man & Mask