Tattva Heritage Foundation supports critical research on Indian religious-cultural heritage. We have granted our first annual Shyama Devi Mundra scholarship to a post-doc scholar for field work into pre-modern temples of Maharashtra. Maharashtra has a very rich heritage of temple building between the 11^th and 14^th centuries, when the Silaharas and the Yadava dynasties dotted the land of Maharashtra with innumerable temples.

The grant fund will be used for doing field work on these temples, with a specific focus on documenting the architectural elements and the state of conservation. While some of the temples are protected by archaeological departments, most are in various states of disrepair. Apart from the academic aspect of such research, it will also be used to spread awareness among the people about their religious-cultural heritage and the need for preservation.