Immersive AI-powered platform to digitize, preserve, and promote monasteries of Sikkim
Smart India Hackathon 2025 – Problem Statement ID: SIH25061
Theme: Travel & Tourism
Team: 7SENSITIVE
- 🌐 Immersive 360°/3D Tours – AI stitching for seamless monastery exploration
- 🕶️ AR Overlays – Contextual historical/cultural knowledge in real time
- 🗣️ Multilingual Audio Guides – Powered by SamasyaNLP v1.7 & IIT Modi Script Model
- 📜 Digital Restoration – Automated manuscripts & mural restoration with TensorFlow + HuggingFace + CLIP
- 🤖 Personalized Experiences – GPT-4 Turbo storytelling & curation (2025)
- 🧘 Community Portal – AI-backed authenticity for monks, locals, researchers
- 📅 Real-Time Event Calendar – Eco-routing, bookings with Stripe v12
| Layer | Technologies |
|---|---|
| Frontend | React v18, Next.js v14, Flutter v3.22 |
| Mobile/VR/AR | Three.js r157, ARCore v1.39, ARKit v6 |
| AI/NLP | TensorFlow v2.14, HuggingFace v4.39, GPT-4 Turbo, SamasyaNLP v1.7, CLIP v1.0 |
| Backend | Node.js v20, Django v4.2, Python v3.11, GraphQL v16 |
| Maps | Mapbox GL JS v3.0, Google Maps API |
| Database | MongoDB v6.0, Firebase, PostgreSQL v15.5 |
| Deployment | Docker v26.1, Kubernetes v1.30, AWS EC2 (Ubuntu 22.04), CloudFront CDN |
| Security | OpenSSL v3.2, OAuth2 |
| Payments | Stripe v12, Razorpay v5 |
- 📸 Data Acquisition → 3D scans, manuscripts
- 🧠 AI Enrichment → OCR, NLP, translation, restoration
- 🕶️ AR/VR Integration → Web, mobile, headset experiences
- 🌍 Community Content → Monks, locals, researchers
- 👤 User Experience → Personalized immersive journeys
| Challenge | Solution |
|---|---|
| 📶 Low Connectivity | Offline sync + device caching |
| 🧾 Content Authenticity | AI + human moderation |
| 🗣️ Language Diversity | Deep Indian NLP + multilingual UI |
| 🔐 Privacy/Security | RBAC + full encryption |
✔️ Modular, scalable architecture
✔️ Proven open-source stacks
✔️ Offline-first support for remote regions
Target Beneficiaries
- 🎒 Tourists → Immersive multilingual monastery tours
- 👨🌾 Locals → New income, skill development
- 📚 Researchers → Access to rare digitized archives
- 🏯 Monasteries → Sustainable digital preservation
Key Benefits
- 🏛️ Social – Heritage conservation, multilingual education
- 💰 Economic – Boost in tourism, local jobs, revenue growth
- 🌱 Environmental – Reduced wear on fragile sites, eco-friendly tourism
- UNESCO – Digital Heritage Publications
- IIT Jodhpur – Indian Language AI
- IIT Roorkee – Modi Script Model
- Matterport 3D VR, Theasys VR Editor
- HuggingFace, TensorFlow, OpenAI GPT-4 Turbo
- ScienceDirect, IEEE, Journal of Tourism Futures
- Phase 1: Prototype – Scan one monastery, basic VR
- Phase 2: AI Integration – Multilingual guides, restoration
- Phase 3: Expansion – All monasteries + tourism portal
Built with ❤️ by:
- Mayank Kumar Sharma
- Shreyan Mitra
Special thanks to Smart India Hackathon 2025 for the opportunity to innovate for cultural preservation and tourism.