I got a mail reply within 24 hours from the developer, with the solution to my problem. I thought I was able to completely bypass the standard template and use a static landing page, but this is not the case. However, for anyone who might encounter the same issue: below is the solution:
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“At first I would like to say thanks to you for using our theme. In our Bharat theme front page is fully customizable you can customize your front page through customizer. For this you will need to go in Appearance -> Customize in your WP admin dashboard.
“THE TAJMAHAL” section will change through Appearance -> Customize -> Feature Area and “Symbol of Love” section changes through Appearance -> Customize -> Three Column Feature Area. you can change everything in your front theme.”
