MARATHA WADAS & GARHIS 🚩
A thread covering the iconic dwellings of the Marathas 🏠
Building a Wada (Mansion) is considered essential to building a household in the life goals of a Maratha. Provided there's not already a spacious, well-functional family Wada to be inherited.
A thread covering the iconic dwellings of the Marathas 🏠
Building a Wada (Mansion) is considered essential to building a household in the life goals of a Maratha. Provided there's not already a spacious, well-functional family Wada to be inherited.
A Model of a Wada 📜
Colour-Coded to show the proportion of the property alloted for each functional aspects of a Maratha Wada residence.
Colour-Coded to show the proportion of the property alloted for each functional aspects of a Maratha Wada residence.
This is essentially a Garhi-Wada with a defensible walling.
A Blueprint of an Ideal Maratha Wada #1 ☝🏻
With over 20 elements to be taken into consideration for construction.
Key positions were
2. Guard-Room
4. Kacheri (Office)
5. Khalbat Khāna (Negotiation Room)
6. Reception
10. & 19. Home Temple and Tulsi Plant Shrine
With over 20 elements to be taken into consideration for construction.
Key positions were
2. Guard-Room
4. Kacheri (Office)
5. Khalbat Khāna (Negotiation Room)
6. Reception
10. & 19. Home Temple and Tulsi Plant Shrine
A Blueprint of an Ideal Maratha Wada #2 ✌🏻
It can be clearly seen that a traditional Maratha Wada had nearly 4 to 6 elements of Administrative cum Military infrastructure.
This was incorporated in the very day to day, moment by moment lived-out home lifestyle of Marathas.
It can be clearly seen that a traditional Maratha Wada had nearly 4 to 6 elements of Administrative cum Military infrastructure.
This was incorporated in the very day to day, moment by moment lived-out home lifestyle of Marathas.
A Blueprint of an Ideal Maratha Wada #3 🏠
Blueprint of a Two-Floor Wada 📜
Blueprint of a Maharashtrian House in Konkan 📜
Vastu Shastra Elemental Allotment of House Space 📜
Maratha Wadas are designed on this Shastra-Based Format.
Maratha Wadas are designed on this Shastra-Based Format.
A Prominent 2-Floor Maratha Wada Blueprint 📜
A Unique Maratha Wada Blueprint 📜
Elements from Maharashtrian Wadas 👑
Elements from Maharashtrian Wadas 👑
What Stands out is the modern construction of the ancient Maharashtrian temples as they appeared in their time.
What Stands out is the modern construction of the ancient Maharashtrian temples as they appeared in their time.
Prominent Features from Maratha Wadas 👑
What is beautiful here is also a rare glimpse at an inbuilt Maratha house floor-bath.
What is beautiful here is also a rare glimpse at an inbuilt Maratha house floor-bath.
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