Stories of heritage livelihoods

The second prototype, was a website specifically oriented towards awakening the participants to the living realities of temple heritage today. It focussed on telling the personal narratives of the people who run their businesses in and around the temple areas, indicatively sharing their daily activities and touching upon the harsh effect of the pandemic on their daily wages. The implicit aim was to remind the participants that these spaces continue to hold relevance and deep value for other (often ignored) sections of the society. As a part of the design process, these stories were collected and rewritten for evoking emotional responses from the participants, whilst ensuring authenticity of the content.