Hemakshi Devi
A backlit bronze relief wall illustrating the Ahom-dynasty timeline, part of the public art installation for ONGC at Sivasagar

ONGC · Siva Dol

Client
ONGC
Category
Spaces
Year
2022

Sculpture Public ArtLandscape Design

  • Bronze Casting
  • Relief Wall
  • Landscape Design
  • Gateway & Railings
  • Waterfront Design
Aerial render of the waterfront deck's corner, the patterned railing wrapping the promontory

A public commission for ONGC around Sivadol at Sivasagar, the tallest Shiva temple in India and a protected heritage site _ every intervention sits around the temple, never on it. The centrepiece is a bronze dragon, the Ngi Ngao Kham, an Ahom symbol of strength, paired with a long wall of backlit bronze reliefs charting Ahom history from its 1228 founding to the Treaty of Yandaboo. Around it I planned the landscape design for the grounds _ a gateway, a stepped entrance, patterned railings and a lakefront deck on the Sivasagar tank.

01The Bronze Dragon

Bronze Casting · Site Lighting

The bronze Ahom dragon, the Ngi Ngao Kham, cast and raised on an inscribed stone pedestal at the heart of the grounds.

The bronze Ahom dragon sculpture by daylight, seen from the front
The bronze Ahom dragon sculpture by daylight, seen from the back
The bronze Ahom dragon sculpture lit at night, seen from the back
The bronze Ahom dragon sculpture lit at night, seen from the front

02The Relief Wall

Relief Wall · Bronze Casting

A long wall of backlit bronze reliefs charting Ahom history from its 1228 founding to the Treaty of Yandaboo, seen here from the side.

Side view of the backlit bronze relief wall charting Ahom-dynasty history

03Landscape Design

Footpaths & Waterfront · Gateway & Railings · Planting & Lighting

The landscape design for the grounds around Sivadol_ footpaths and paved plazas, a formal gateway, a stepped and ramped entrance, patterned railings woven with lighting, new tree planting throughout, and a seating deck on the Sivasagar tank_ shown here in render.

Aerial render of the Sivadol beautification masterplan, showing the temple pavilions, gateway, staircase and lakefront deck along the Sivasagar tank
Render of the main entrance gateway to Sivadol, with the Ahom dragon emblem worked into the ironwork gate
Render of the stepped and ramped entrance down to Sivadol, flanked by perforated corten-steel lamp pillars
Render of the same staircase at dusk, looking up toward the temple gopuram through the lit lamp pillars
Render of the parking-area railing at night, its laser-cut pattern lit from within by bollard lamps
Render of the Sivasagar Lake waterfront deck at dusk, steps leading down to the water
Render of the waterfront deck's patterned stone inlay and benches, facing the lake at sunset
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