CASE STUDY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY THE KARMUKA VEDIC PLANNING AND EXISTING CITY CENTRAL PLACE IN LATUR CITY IN INDIA

Abstract

Vedic style of architecture came into existence after the fall down of Indus valley civilization. Four Vedas were used Vedic principles of planning; those are Rig Veda, Sam Veda, Atharva Veda and Yajur Veda. The early examples of town planning have set an example of planed city which were for the welfare and development of the people. Karmuka was a type of bow shaped planning of city which was particularly for the towns where people were in trade. Ganj Golai is a type of city central circle which has various similarities of Karmuka planning. the aim of study is to compare both the planning which could be a live example of Vedic planning for study.