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The ancient religious structures hold a significant wealth of knowledge, with their acoustics being a part of theirinheritance. Hindu temples in Central India built during the 12th century exemplify this. However, the challenge lies inevaluating the acoustics under occupied conditions due to the various configurations of sound sources andworshippers' positions. While existing literature offers calculation methods for predicting reverberation time, thispaper introduces a novel and intriguing approach. We simulate the acoustics in the pavilion and sanctum space underoccupied conditions using the advanced acoustics simulations software ‘ODEON’. This innovative method allows us toobtain a comprehensive set of acoustic parameters. Due to its reverberant nature, the study examines the Markandatemple in Gadchiroli district, allowing for a better understanding of occupancy-related variations. Nevertheless, theresults indicate that the impact of occupancy was limited due to the absorbing elements on the floor in the form ofcarpet, resulting in ‘fair’ acoustic conditions for speech intelligibility.
Dandge et al. (Sun,) studied this question.