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	* [[V. Ganapati Sthapati]]		* [[V. Ganapati Sthapati]]

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| birth_name = Muthaiah Muthu Sthapati
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| birth_place = Eluvankottai, [[Ramanathapuram District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
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| occupation = Sculptor<br>Traditional architect
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| known for = [[Hindu temple architecture]]
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| parents = Muthu Sthapati<br>Gowri
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'''Muthiah Sthapati''' is an Indian sculptor, architect and builder of [[Hindu temple architecture]]. He is known for the design and construction of several temples in the UK and US, including the Hindu Temple of Minnesota.<ref name="Padmashri Muthiah Sthapathi, The Master Shilpi">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindumandirmn.org/Home/HSMWiki/tabid/64/Default.aspx?topic=The+Master+Shilpi | title=Padmashri Muthiah Sthapathi, The Master Shilpi | publisher=Hindu Temple of Minnesota | date=2015 | access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref> He is the creator of the 67.5-foot Buddha statue at Rambadagalla Vidyasagara Temple, in Sri Lanka, reported to be world's largest Buddha statue in the seated (samadhi) position.<ref name="Rambadagalla Samadhi Buddha Statue to be unveiled tomorrow">{{cite web | url=http://www.news.lk/news/sri-lanka/item/7416-rambadagalla-samadhi-buddha-statue-to-be-unveiled-tomorrow | title=Rambadagalla Samadhi Buddha Statue to be unveiled tomorrow | publisher=Government of Sri Lanka portal | date=29 April 2015 | access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of [[Padma Shri]] in 1992.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>

==Early days==
Muthiah was born on 14 December 1941 at a small village named Eluvankottai of the [[Ramanathapuram District]], near the temple town of [[Rameshwaram]], in the south Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]] to a traditional architect, Muthu Sthapati, and his wife, Gowri, as one of their six children.<ref name="Padmasri SM Ganapathy Stapathy">{{cite web | url=http://sankarasilpasala.com/founder1.html | title=Padmasri SM Ganapathy Stapathy | publisher=Sree Sankara Silpa | date=2015 | access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref> Apart from learning the art the traditional way from his peers, he underwent formal training in temple architecture, sculpting and town planning at Mamallapuram Sculpture School from 1957 to 1961.<ref name="Padmashri Muthiah Sthapathi, The Master Shilpi" />

Muthiah is married and has two sons, both of whom are traditional architects and sculptors.
His eldest brother, [[S. M. Ganapathy|S. M. Ganapathy Sthapati]], is a [[sthapati]] and also a [[Padma Shri]] recipient.<ref name="Our Temple Builders: Hindu of the Year 2012">{{cite web | url=http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5313 | title=Our Temple Builders: Hindu of the Year 2012 | publisher=Hinduism Today | date=2015 | access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref>

==Career==

===Temples===

He has designed and constructed Hindu temples across the globe, 32 of them in the US itself.<ref name="Padmashri Muthiah Sthapathi, The Master Shilpi" /> The Sri Mahalaxmi Temple for Laxmi Narayana Trust in London,<ref name="Sri Mahalaxmi Temple">{{cite web | url=https://www.srimahalakshmitemple.net/documents/LNTBrochure.pdf | title=Sri Mahalaxmi Temple | publisher=Sri Mahalaxmi Temple | date=2015 | access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref> Minnesota Hindu Temple, Arupadai Veedu Temple complex, Chennai, Sri Meenakshi Sundareswra Temple, Uttaraswami Malai, New Delhi, Sri Utthara Chidambara Nataraja Temple, [[Satara (city)|Satara]] and temples at Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Boston, Atlanta, New York, [[Moundsville, West Virginia|Moundsville]], [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], Miami, Oklahoma, Memphis, Dallas and [[Poughkeepsie]] are some of his notable constructions.<ref name="Padmashri Muthiah Sthapathi, The Master Shilpi" />

===Sculpture===

He was the sculptor of the 60-foot granite statue of [[Shri Krishna]] at [[Birla Industrial & Technological Museum]], Kolkata. On 30 April 2015, another of his oversize creations, a 67.5-foot [[Buddha]] statue was unveiled at Rambadagalla Vidyasagara Temple in Sri Lanka. The statue, with its pedestal measuring 7.5 feet, has a total height of 75 feet and is considered as the largest Buddha Samadhi sculpture in the world.<ref name="Chennai sculptor creates Buddha statue in Sri Lanka">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/chennai-sculptor-creates-buddha-statue-in-sri-lanka/article7164003.ece | title=Chennai sculptor creates Buddha statue in Sri Lanka | work=The Hindu | date=2 May 2015 | access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref> A 32-foot [[Hanuman]] statue at [[Nanganallur]], [[Chennai]] and a [[Sankaracharya]] statue at Enathur in [[Kancheepuram]] are also his creations.<ref name="Chennai sculptor creates Buddha statue in Sri Lanka" />

He has also founded a sculptor's training studio, ''Swarnam Institution'', and a business house, ''Swarnam Exporters'', the latter an export house involved in the export of sculptures and idols.<ref name="Swarnam Exporters">{{cite web | url=http://www.swarnamexporters.com/ | title=Swarnam Exporters | publisher=Swarnam Exporters | date=2015 | access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref>

==Awards and recognitions==
The Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of the [[Padma Shri]], in 1992.<ref name="Padma Awards" />

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Architecture}}
* [[Hindu temple architecture]]
* [[V. Ganapati Sthapati]]
* [[S. M. Ganapathy]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-mUX7mE2zY | title=Function to honor Mr. Muthiah Sthapathi Temple architecture in USA | publisher=Devaraju Sripad | work=[[YouTube]] video | date=23 October 2011 | access-date=29 September 2015}}
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[[Category:People from Ramanathapuram district]]
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[[Category:20th-century Indian architects]]

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