See Taran3D at AIS Festival

It’s been nearly a month since this years Indian Summer Festival closed its virtual doors & we are so proud to have been part of such an exciting programme of events.

Our contribution to this online celebration of South Asian arts & culture was a guided tour through our Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum hosted by our very own Taran Singh and Sikh Museum Initiative’s Gurinder Mann.

This online event took viewers on a virtual journey to unlock the past and explore Sikh relics and artefacts, all digitally reimagined through our immersive technologies.

Don’t worry if you missed our guided tour, you can still watch it on here…

An Indian Summer Festival-Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum

Sikh Helmet Reimagined

We digitally recreated this intricate Sikh helmet as part of a selection of beautiful relics we reimagined for an online event with Royal Armouries.

This particular helmet was skilfully designed as part of the Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum project in collaboration with the Sikh Museum Initiative.

You can watch our very own Taran Singh discuss how the Taran3D team carefully recreated these pieces for a new online audience. Watch the event here.

Taran3D In The News

We always enjoy receiving press coverage but we were super excited to have the Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum covered by PTC News recently.

The Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum is our innovative collaboration with Sikh Museum Initiative where we use immersive technologies to bring Sikh relics and artefacts to life for digital audiences.

To find out more about why this project and Taran3D is in the news, visit Anglo Sikh Museum

Sikh Weapons in 3D at Royal Armouries Museum

On Wednesday 26th August as part of our Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum, we’ll be digitally transporting a selection of historical Sikh weapons to the Leeds Royal Armouries Museum

This renowned museum cares for one of the most important national collections of arms and armour in the world and we are honoured that it’s playing host to the Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum.

Alongside our key partner Sikh Museum Initiative, Taran3D’s skilled designers have used immersive technologies to breathe life back into this unique collection of digitally regenerated relics for a whole new audience to enjoy.

Join us on Facebook at 6pm on 26th August to find out in real time how we developed this project – click here for full details and how to attend

Taran3D Brings Rare Manuscript to Life

On Tuesday 25th August, Taran3D & The Sikh Museum Initiative in partnership as the Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum are teaming up with The University of Leicester to host a special online webinar.

This event will showcase the creation of a new 3D model that we have expertly created of a rare Sikh manuscript that is held at the Special Collections in The David Wilson Library, University of Leicester. 

The manuscript contains writings from the Sikh Scriptures and was presented to the University by Harry Hardy Peach in the 1920s after originally being found on the battlefield of Ferozeshah during the First Anglo Sikh War of 1845-1846.

We helped bring the manuscript back to life through our intricate 3D technology, allowing us to show the external binding in stunning detail. We hope that this will form the basis for making the entire contents of this important manuscript digitally revitalised for future audiences.

If you’d like to attend this FREE event you can sign up HERE . You will receive a link to the attend 24 hours before the event.

3D Digital Sikh Manuscript brought to life by Taran3D

Taran3D at Indian Summer Festival

We’re thrilled to be part of the 2020 Indian Summer Festival.  This online celebration of South Asian arts & culture explores Indian culture, traditions & people through an exciting series of events including workshops, exhibitions, film and food and much more.

Join Taran3D and The Sikh Museum Initiative on Monday 17th August 6pm-7pm as we take you on a virtual journey to unlock the past and explore Sikh relics and artefacts, all digitally reimagined through our immersive technologies.

From the comfort of your own home, let Taran Singh and Gurinder Mann accompany you to delve into these cultural artefacts and learn how they travelled from the Punjab to public and private collections in the UK.

To join our event click here or you can see the full programme at indiansummer.org

Taran3D Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum
  • Taran3D Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum

Taran3D on the Innovation Alliance Tracker

You can view our Virtual Museum project on the Innovation Alliance for the West Midland’s Innovation tracker website at the following link – https://innovationwm.co.uk/our-activity/innovation-tracker/taran3d-ltd/

The Innovation Alliance for the West Midlands is an alliance of organisations active or interested in science and technology based innovation across the West Midlands. We have two principle objectives:

Sri Hazur Sahib Frame Digital Design

In early 2018 I was contacted by Inderjit Singh Mann from Abu Dhabi regarding an old frame from Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib which is situated in the main complex. The frame houses the main painting depicting the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The painting of Guru Gobind Singh ji was painted by Hari Singh from Amritsar (circa 1900) who created many masterpieces including a painting of Rabindranath Tagore which presently resides at the Parliment House. The ornate frame was carved out of wood and had become worn and warped over the years due to excessive heat and wear. Inderjit Singh expressed a desire to take on this seva(service) and enlisted my expertise in creating an accurate replica of the frame.

The frame houses the main painting of the 10th Master, Guru Gobind Singh Ji in the main complex

As the original frame was severely warped and damaged we decided that the best way forward would be to replace the frame in its entirety whilst maintaining the original features.

Stage one of the process was to 3D scan the original frame, which was carried out by a local company in India. Once it was scanned and I received the 3D model it became apparent that there was extensive damage to the details due to wear and tear.

My role involved taking accurate measurements from the scan and recreating a base frame that matched the original with the warp corrected. I then remodelled the beading and linear pattern details using the non damaged parts of the scan as a reference. 

Thereafter I focused on the ornate flower detail work of the frame. I carefully extracted each detail section and projected them back onto the new base that I had built. It became apparent that the initial scan failed to extract the sharper details of the carving. I brought back the detail by digitally re-sculpting the detail back into each section. This part of the process was extremely time consuming and difficult.

Additional details were requested by Inderjit Singh and Baba Kulwant Singh ji. Primarily some weapons and the hawk of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. in addition to this, semi precious stones were embedded to represent individual sacrifices of martyrs from Sikh History.

The Forty semi precious stones on all the corners of the frame symbolise the bravery of the 40 Muktas. The stones used are all 13 mm in diameter and ar agate, amber, coral, coralina, lapis, malachite, quartz and torquoise. A 54 carat freshly mined and cut stone fixed at bottom is in the memory of Mata Bhago Ji.

It has Four Lioness on each inner corner showcasing the power and strength of Mata Gujri Ji , Mata Jeeto Ji , Mata Sundri Ji and Mata Sahib Devan Ji. In each of the lioness’ mouths are placed four precious 52 carat stones in memory of the 4 sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the sahibzadey – Baba Ajit Singh Ji , Baba Jujhar Singh Ji , Baba Zorawar Singh Ji , Baba Fateh Singh Ji. To represent the Panj Pyarey we have two chaur sahibs, a spear (barshi), a sword (sri sahib) and an arrow.

The frame also has a hawk and horse on the each side both of which were very close to guru Gobind Singh jis heart. The mother pearls around the frame are like a Blanket of Protection “Hind Di Chadar” calm and pious and represents the bravery and sacrifice of Guru Teg Bahadur Ji

Once the Digital Model was approved it was sent to a manufacturer in Italy who then produced the frame from a composite of brass and copper with a gold plated finish. the final Frame weighed in at 140kg. It was installed in the shrine during the Guru Nanak Gurpurb celebrations in November 2018. 

The project was a fascinating insight into how 3D technologies can be used to restore and recreate historic relics. I am thankful to Bhai Inderjit Singh ji from Abu Dhabi and Jathedar Baba Kulwant Singh Ji under whose supervision the seva was undertaken. The frame was paid for by the kind donations of Bibi Maninder Kaur Bedi. Additional thanks to the Sachkhand Board and special Thanks to the efforts put in by Bhai Jatinder Singh Ji.

3D render of the complete digital frame
The final frame was installed during the Nov 2018 Gurpurb celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji

The final frame above the door to the inner sanctum which holds the relics of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

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Takht SachKhand Sri Hazur Sahib 

Hazur Sahib, also known as Abchal Nagar, is one of the five takhts (“thrones”, seats of temporal authority) in Sikhism. It is located on the banks of the River Godavari at the city of Nanded in the state of Maharashtra, Western India. The gurudwara within the complex is known as Sach-Khand (Realm of Truth).

The structure is built at the place where Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth Guru’s encampment was. The inner room of the gurdwara is called the Angitha Sahib and is built over the place where Guru Gobind Singh was cremated in 1708 and holds ancient relics belonging to the tenth master. The gurdwara was built between 1832 and 1837 by order of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji (1780–1839)

Interactive 3D for the Anglo Sikh Wars Exhibition

last year I  was approached by the Sikh Museum Initiative (SMI) and commissioned to produce a series of interactive 3D exhibits for an exhibition that was exploring the history surrounding the Anglo Sikh Wars that took place in 1845. The exhibition would take place at Newarke Houses Museum in Leicester from 11th March to 4th June 2017 and include a series of 7 expert lectures, outreach events and children’s activity sessions.

My role in the project included working with the SMI team to design the layout of the exhibition space as well as the initial branding and marketing material. I designed a concept for a logo which was further developed by an amazing artist called Kam Singh Samra from Birmingham, his visual design was not only distinctive but was the linchpin for the whole project. 

Anglo Sikh Wars Leaflet Design

Anglo Sikh Wars Leaflet Design

Logo Design by Kam Singh

Logo Design by Kam Singh

Use of 3D Visualisation to design the space

It became apparent very early on that designing an exhibition to fit in the physical space is very difficult, especially when you are going to be doing most of the work remotely. Therefore in our first visit to the Newarke Houses Museum, the rooms were surveyed to ensure accurate measurements. Read More

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