When you are led into a dark room and hand over 3D glasses on the second floor of a traditional building, if in the next few seconds Swami Vivekananda is alive less than 1 feet from you, and start to convey his message to the young man, don't be surprised.
"Experience Vivekananda" is a project launched by Vivekanandar Illam on the occasion of the 150 th anniversary of the birth of Swami Vivekananda, "as if supplied in a new bottle
In the words of an officer at Illam --
Message Vivekananda to a new audience.
The response so far is encouraging, he said.
The ongoing project, which was launched in January, aims to update the contents of the exhibits and energize the static exhibits by 2014.
The exercise will highlight topics such as the Indian culture that Swami vivacananda believes, the greatness of Tamil culture and the information of Swami vivacananda.
"Over the next two years we will be installing high resolution photos, LED backlighting, 4D cinema, fiberglass models, Stereo models, short models
"Throw the projector and more statues," the official said . ".
"The interior will be redesigned to reflect the Vedic, British and Mughal times and the exhibits will follow the storyline.
Earlier this year, Vivekananda launched a 3-D short film and installed a vertical multimedia panel. The six-
The minute movie clip shows a lecture by Swami Vivekananda entitled "information I give to young people", which was created using real 3D modeling.
"We recently came up with a Tamil version of the clip, which is being shown in 3D theaters after many tourists have asked us to also have the Tamil version, in which Swami saidcharge.
A holographic display system has also been installed for 3D viewing without 3D glasses.
Illam is making another clip based on Swami Vivekananda's speech at the religious assembly.
"It's going to be 12 to 13 minutes long and it doesn't look like a lecture, it's more like a movie.
"The renovation is at a cost of Rs on the basis of exhibits alone. 10 crore.
As to whether the structure is strong enough to support the ongoing work, he replied, "We checked the container first and then developed the content.
"A committee of experts in various fields will be established by July.
"The Lime structure is a building for breathing.
The structure cannot be tampered with because it is a traditional building.
"We will only modify the internals," he said . ".
He gave an example of how these exhibits acquired new life without destroying the structure of the building, saying, "since the meditation room is nearby, the 3D cinema must be soundproof.
We modified the acoustics without drilling holes on the roof.
"The building has a history of nearly 170, and the circular balcony that was later built by Biligiri Iyengar has a history of about 120.
"The structure will be strengthened first before most new exhibits are installed.
Before doing any work, the wood will be tested to determine its level of immunity.
"We are still reviewing these processes," he said . ".
Only very few experts and bricklayers can repair old buildings, and protecting heritage buildings can be a challenge as costs increase.
"These are mud walls with lime plastering. there is a beach in front and the sea breeze is very big.
This is the cause of many problems.
In addition, termite, which lives on wood and mud walls, has always been a breeding ground.
Heritage buildings need to be maintained around the clock.
We spent more money on maintaining the building than on the exhibition.
We spent about rupees.
In the past two years alone, there have been 45 lakh, "the official said.
Illam was operated under the auspices of Ramakrishna Math, Sri Lanka, and the building was leased to him by the Tamil Nadu government.