V. Ganapathi Sthapati died: World’s great Architect

Vaidyanatha Ganapati Sthapati, he was born on 1927 at Pillayarpatti, near Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India & died on September 5th 2011, Chennai. He is a great temple architect and builder, and head of the College of Architecture and Sculpture in the Vastu Shastra tradition ascribed to the sage Mamuni Mayan.  he had his early lessonsDr. V. Ganapati Sthapati from his father, Sri Vaidyanatha Sthapati, himself a renowned Sthapati and Sanskrit scholar. He made many projects in India and other countries, one of his architecture was at USA Rajagopuram of Sri Ramar Temple and Sri Ganesh Shiva Durga Temple at The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago complex Lemont, Illinois, USA, also Sthapati has earned a number of titles and awards, including Padma Bhushan. Here you will get the famous architect of V. Ganapathi Sthapati.

Dr.V.Ganapati Sthapati, the Doyen of Indian Vaastu Shastra, hails from arich lineage of traditional Sthapatis, traditional designers, builders and sculptors, author. He  founded the “Vaastu Vedic Trust” and “Vaastu Vedic Research Foundation” for the development and globalization of Vaastu Shastra.

Padma Bhushan Vaidyanatha Ganapati Sthapati Architecture and Sculpture:

Thiruvalluvar Statue and the adjacent Vivekananda Rock Memorial at sunrise Sthapati served as architect for several buildings and sculptures, including the following:

1. Sculpture of Tamil poet and saint Thiruvalluvar—Thiruvalluvar Statue at the southern tip of India at Kanyakumari, TN, India (measuring 133 feet (40.5 m) in elevation).
2. Design and Construction of University buildings including the Administrative block and library for Tamil University in Tanjore.
3. Design and Construction of Valluvar Kottam in Chennai, TN, India.
4. The Rajagopuram of Sri Ramar Temple and Sri Ganesh Shiva Durga Temple at The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago complex Lemont, Illinois, USA.
5. Sri Murugan Temple, Nadi-Fiji islands.
6. The San Marga Iraivan Temple, Kauai, Hawaii. It is made of white granite, carved in India, and assembled in Hawaii.
7. Granite sculpture of the Madhavi—heroine of the Tamil epic Silappathikaram, erected in an Art Gallery in Poompuhar, Chennai, TN, India.

Sthapati’s famous works of architecture and design include the Valluvar Kottam in Chennai and the 133-feet high statue of Thiruvalluvar off the coast of Kanyakumari, which he designed to signify the 133 chapters of the ancient Tamil ethical treatise Thirukkural. The Valluvar Kottam was completed by V. Ganapati Sthapatiby in 1976. It is dedicated to the Tamil poet, philosopher and saint Thiruvalluvar. It is designed in the form of a Hindu Temple Procession Chariot, and the height of the structure is128 feet (39 m).

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