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	'''Vaidyanatha<ref>Variations of the name "Vaidyanatha" which have been observed in the literature include: Vaithyanadhan, Vaithyanatha, and Vaithyanathan.</ref> Ganapati Sthapati''' (1927 – 5 September 2011) was a ''[[Sthapati]]'' (temple architect and builder) and head of the College of Architecture and Sculpture in the [[Vastu Shastra]] tradition ascribed to the sage [[Mamuni Mayan]].

	{{Infobox artist		{{Infobox artist
	\| name = V. Ganapati Sthapati		\| name = V. Ganapati Sthapati
	\| image = ~~File:~~Ganapathi_sthapathi_2014-04-27_08-33.JPG		\| image = Ganapathi_sthapathi_2014-04-27_08-33.JPG
	\| ~~imagesize~~ = 150 px		\| image_size = 150 px
	\| birth_date = 30 September 1927		\| birth_date = 30 September 1927
	\| birth_place = Pillayarpatti, ~~near~~ [[Karaikudi]], ~~Tamil Nadu~~, India		\| birth_place = Pillayarpatti, [[Karaikudi]], [[Madras Presidency]], British India
	\| death_date = 5 September 2011 (~~age~~ 84)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121017164259/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/architecht-ganapati-sthapati-passes-away/813693.html ibnlive.in]</ref>		\| death_date = 5 September 2011 (aged 84)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121017164259/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/architecht-ganapati-sthapati-passes-away/813693.html ibnlive.in]</ref>
	\| death_place = Chennai		\| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
	\| nationality = Indian		\| nationality = Indian
	\| field = Architect, temple builder, sculptor, author		\| field = Architect, temple builder, sculptor, author
	\| movement = Founded the "Vaastu Vedic Trust" and "Vaastu Vedic Research Foundation" for the development and globalization of [[Vaastu Shastra]].		\| movement = Founded the "Vaastu Vedic Trust" and "Vaastu Vedic Research Foundation" for the development and globalization of [[Vaastu Shastra]].
	\| works = Architecture and Sculpture		\| works = Architecture and Sculpture
	\| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]		\| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]
	}}		}}

			'''Vaidyanatha<ref>Variations of the name "Vaidyanatha" which have been observed in the literature include: Vaithyanadhan, Vaithyanatha, and Vaithyanathan.</ref> Ganapati Sthapati''' (1927 – 5 September 2011) was a ''[[Sthapati]]'' (temple architect and builder) and head of the College of Architecture and Sculpture in the [[Vastu Shastra]] tradition ascribed to the sage [[Mamuni Mayan]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	=== Architecture and sculpture ===		=== Architecture and sculpture ===
	[[Image:~~Vivekananda Rock & Valluvar~~ Statue at ~~Sunrise~~.~~JPG~~\|thumb~~\|300px~~\|right\|Thiruvalluvar Statue ~~and the adjacent [[Vivekananda Rock Memorial]] at sunrise~~]]		[[Image:Thiruvalluvar Statue at Kanyakumari 02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Thiruvalluvar Statue.]]
	Sthapati served as architect for several buildings and sculptures, including the following:		Sthapati served as architect for several buildings and sculptures, including the following:
	*Sculpture of [[Tamil people\|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 and weighing 4000 tons<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jayalalithaa-plans-Rs-100-crore-statue-for-Mother-Tamil/articleshow/20058508.cms\|title=Jayalalithaa plans Rs 100-crore statue for Mother Tamil\|website=The Times of India\|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref>).		*Sculpture of [[Tamil people\|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 and weighing 4000 tons<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jayalalithaa-plans-Rs-100-crore-statue-for-Mother-Tamil/articleshow/20058508.cms\|title=Jayalalithaa plans Rs 100-crore statue for Mother Tamil\|website=The Times of India\|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref>).
	*Design and Construction of University buildings including the Administrative block and library for [[Tamil University]] in [[Tanjore]].		*Design and Construction of University buildings including the Administrative block and library for [[Tamil University]] in [[Tanjore]].
	*Design and Construction of [[Valluvar Kottam]] in [[Chennai]], TN, India.		*Design and Construction of [[Valluvar Kottam]] in [[Chennai]], TN, India.
	*Granite sculpture of the [[Kannagi]]—heroine of the Tamil epic [[Silappathikaram]], erected in an Art Gallery in Poompuhar, [[Chennai]], TN, India.		*Granite sculpture of the [[Kannagi (Tamil mythology)\|Kannagi]]—heroine of the Tamil epic [[Silappathikaram]], erected in an Art Gallery in Poompuhar, [[Chennai]], TN, India.
	*The Rajagopuram of Sri Rama Temple and Sri Ganesh Shiva Durga Temple at [[The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago]] complex [[Lemont, Illinois\|Lemont]], Illinois, United States.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://htgc.org/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=31\|title=Temple History\|page=1\|work=Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago\|access-date=27 August 2010}}</ref>		*The Rajagopuram of Sri Rama Temple and Sri Ganesh Shiva Durga Temple at [[The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago]] complex [[Lemont, Illinois\|Lemont]], Illinois, United States.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://htgc.org/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=31\|title=Temple History\|page=1\|work=Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago\|access-date=27 August 2010}}</ref>
	*Sri Murugan Temple, Nadi-Fiji islands.		*Sri Murugan Temple, Nadi-Fiji islands.
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	*[[Sri Siva Vishnu Temple\|Sri Shiva Vishnu Temple]] – Maryland<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://ssvt.org/about/history.asp\|title=Sri Siva Vishnu Temple\|website=ssvt.org\|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref>		*[[Sri Siva Vishnu Temple\|Sri Shiva Vishnu Temple]] – Maryland<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://ssvt.org/about/history.asp\|title=Sri Siva Vishnu Temple\|website=ssvt.org\|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref>

	Projects in India and other countries.<ref>{{~~cite~~ web\|url=~~http~~://www.vastuved.com/~~vastu~~-~~other_nota.html\|title=Other Projects\|work=Vaastu Shastra\|publisher=Dr. V. Ganapathi Sthapati & Associates~~\|access-date=~~27 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.vastuved.com/vastu~~-~~overseas.htm\|title=Other notable projects in overseas Countries~~\|~~work~~=~~Vaastu Shastra~~\|~~publisher=Dr. V. Ganapathi Sthapati & Associates\|access-date~~=~~27 August 2010~~}}</ref>		Projects in India and other countries.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=PROJECTS OF DR. STHAPATI \|url=https://www.vastuved.com/projects-of-dr-sthapati \|access-date=2022-04-26 \|website=Vastu Vedic Trust \|language=en}}</ref>

	== As an author ==		== As an author ==

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'''Vaidyanatha<ref>Variations of the name "Vaidyanatha" which have been observed in the literature include: Vaithyanadhan, Vaithyanatha, and Vaithyanathan.</ref> Ganapati Sthapati''' (1927 – 5 September 2011) was a ''[[Sthapati]]'' (temple architect and builder) and head of the College of Architecture and Sculpture in the [[Vastu Shastra]] tradition ascribed to the sage [[Mamuni Mayan]].

{{Infobox artist
| name = V. Ganapati Sthapati
| image = File:Ganapathi_sthapathi_2014-04-27_08-33.JPG
| imagesize = 150 px
| birth_date = 30 September 1927
| birth_place = Pillayarpatti, near [[Karaikudi]], Tamil Nadu, India
| death_date = 5 September 2011 (age 84)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121017164259/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/architecht-ganapati-sthapati-passes-away/813693.html ibnlive.in]</ref>
| death_place = Chennai
| nationality = Indian
| field = Architect, temple builder, sculptor, author
| movement = Founded the "Vaastu Vedic Trust" and "Vaastu Vedic Research Foundation" for the development and globalization of [[Vaastu Shastra]].
| works = Architecture and Sculpture
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]
}}

==Biography==
[[Image:Iraivan4.jpg|thumb|x216px|right|Conception for Iraivan Temple, Kauai, Hawaii, by V. Ganapati Sthapati]]
Sthapati was born in 1927 to sculptor Vaidyanatha Sthapati and Velammal in Pillayarpatti, a village near [[Karaikudi]], Tamil Nadu, India.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

Sthapati attended Dr. Alagappa Chettiar College, [[Karaikudi]], and graduated with a degree in mathematics. After his graduation, he became a ''Sthapati'' at [[Palani Murugan Temple]], [[Palani]], Tamil Nadu, India. He resigned this post after the death of his father, who had served as principal of the School of Architecture and Sculpture at [[Mamallapuram]] from 1957 to 1960. He succeeded his father as the Principal of the Government College of Architecture and Sculpture, TN, India.
From the 1980s, Sthapati campaigned to restore and elevate the status of traditional [[Hindu architecture]] in modern Indian society, by affiliating courses to the [[University of Madras]] and offering degree courses, bringing about a revival of [[Vastu Shastra]].
After retirement from government service, he established the Vaastu Vedic Trust and the Vaastu Vedic Research Foundation, aimed at research, development, and globalization of [[Vaastu Shastra]]. He was also the head of the professional guild named "V. Ganapati Sthapati & Associates."
<ref name="self">{{cite web|url=http://www.vastuved.com/life.htm |work=Vaastu Vijnani Dr. Ganapati Sthapati |title=Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati |publisher=Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati & Associates |access-date=27 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726093148/http://www.vastuved.com/life.htm |archive-date=26 July 2010 }}</ref> He also began a small University – American University of Mayonic Science and Technology to teach the authentic [[Vaastu Shastra]]s. He appointed Dr. Jessie Mercay as Chancellor and professor.

==Major works==

=== Architecture and sculpture ===
[[Image:Vivekananda Rock & Valluvar Statue at Sunrise.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Thiruvalluvar Statue and the adjacent [[Vivekananda Rock Memorial]] at sunrise]]
Sthapati served as architect for several buildings and sculptures, including the following:
*Sculpture of [[Tamil people|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 and weighing 4000 tons<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jayalalithaa-plans-Rs-100-crore-statue-for-Mother-Tamil/articleshow/20058508.cms|title=Jayalalithaa plans Rs 100-crore statue for Mother Tamil|website=The Times of India|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref>).
*Design and Construction of University buildings including the Administrative block and library for [[Tamil University]] in [[Tanjore]].
*Design and Construction of [[Valluvar Kottam]] in [[Chennai]], TN, India.
*Granite sculpture of the [[Kannagi]]—heroine of the Tamil epic [[Silappathikaram]], erected in an Art Gallery in Poompuhar, [[Chennai]], TN, India.
*The Rajagopuram of Sri Rama Temple and Sri Ganesh Shiva Durga Temple at [[The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago]] complex [[Lemont, Illinois|Lemont]], Illinois, United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://htgc.org/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=31|title=Temple History|page=1|work=Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago|access-date=27 August 2010}}</ref>
*Sri Murugan Temple, Nadi-Fiji islands.
*The San Marga [[Iraivan Temple]], [[Kauai]], Hawaii.
*[[Sri Siva Vishnu Temple|Sri Shiva Vishnu Temple]] – Maryland<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ssvt.org/about/history.asp|title=Sri Siva Vishnu Temple|website=ssvt.org|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref>

Projects in India and other countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vastuved.com/vastu-other_nota.html|title=Other Projects|work=Vaastu Shastra|publisher=Dr. V. Ganapathi Sthapati & Associates|access-date=27 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vastuved.com/vastu-overseas.htm|title=Other notable projects in overseas Countries|work=Vaastu Shastra|publisher=Dr. V. Ganapathi Sthapati & Associates|access-date=27 August 2010}}</ref>

== As an author ==
Sthapati has authored a number of books on the science and technology of [[Vastu Shastra]] and has conducted over 80 seminars.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Hindu temples in North America : a celebration of life|last=Mahalingum.|first=Kolapen|date=c. 2002|publisher=Hindu University of America|others=Kolapen, Sañjay., Hindu University of America., Council of Hindu Temples of North America.|isbn=9780971631007|edition= 1st|location=Orlando, Fla.|oclc=79385539}}</ref> He formed a publishing house called Dakshinaa Publishing house to publish and market books related to Vastu Shastra and architecture. His critically acclaimed book, Building architecture of Sthapatya veda attracted the attention of Scholars, architects and engineers of India and abroad.<ref name=":0" />

*{{cite book|title=Building architecture of Stha-patya Veda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8yMJPwAACAAJ&q=ganapati+sthapati|year=2005|publisher=Dakshinaa Pub. House}}
*''Building Architecture of Sthapatya Veda, Illustrations Volume II''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vastuved.com/dakshine-publishing-home/|title=Daskhinaa publishing house {{!}} Vastu Vedic Trust|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref>
*{{cite book|title=The scientific edifice of Brihadeeswara temple, Tanjore Tamilnadu|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=562HNgAACAAJ&q=The+scientific+edifice+of+Brihadeeswara+temple,+Tanjore+Tamilnadu|publisher=Dakshinaa Pub. House|location=[[Chennai]], India|oclc=297209860}}
*{{cite book|title=Significance of vimānam & gopuram|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2cifNgAACAAJ&q=Significance+of+vima%CC%84nam+%26+gopuram|publisher=Dakshinaa Pub. House|location=[[Chennai]], India|oclc=297209865}}
*[http://www.vedicbooks.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Dr.+V.+Ganapati+Sthapati&search_in_description=1 ''Shiva Vishnu Temple Complex: Concept and Design'']
*''[http://www.vedicbooks.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Dr.+V.+Ganapati+Sthapati&search_in_description=1 Quintessence Of Sthapatya Veda]'' <ref name=":0" />
*''[http://www.vedicbooks.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Dr.+V.+Ganapati+Sthapati&search_in_description=1 The Scientific Edific of Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjore, Tamilnadu]''
*''[http://www.vedicbooks.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Dr.+V.+Ganapati+Sthapati&search_in_description=1 Who Created God?]'' <ref name=":0" />
*''[http://www.vedicbooks.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Dr.+V.+Ganapati+Sthapati&search_in_description=1 The Colossal Statue Of Ayyan Thiruvalluvar]''

He has authored countless other books including ''Iconometry, Temples of Space Science: The Building Architecture of Sthapatya Veda''<ref>{{cite book|first=V. Ganapati|last= Sthapati|title=The Building Architecture of Sthapatya Veda|publisher=Dakshinaa|year=2004|asin=B0006E8WGY }}</ref> and ''Commentary on Mayan's Aintiram''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sabharathnam|first= S.P.|title= Mayan's Aintiram : With Tamil texts of Mayan and paraphrasing with English translation|publisher=Vaastu Vedic Research Foundation|year= 1997|asin=B000P6J8SY }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vedicbooks.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Dr.+V.+Ganapati+Sthapati&search_in_description=1|title=Vedic Books: Search Results: Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati|website=vedicbooks.net|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref>

==Awards==
Sthapati has earned a number of titles and awards including and not limited to:

* [[Padma Bhushan]] (the third highest civilian award in India) in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/26/stories/2009012658391100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205011649/http://hindu.com/2009/01/26/stories/2009012658391100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2009|title=List of Padma awardees 2009|date=26 January 2009|page=1|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=27 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vastuved.com/press&media.htm#|work=Vaastu Shastra|title=Press & Media|publisher=Dr. V. Ganapathi Sthapati & Associates|access-date=27 August 2010}}</ref>
* Doctorate Degree conferred by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic University in the [[Netherlands]] – 1995<ref name=":0" />
* [[Honorary fellowship]] by the [[Indian Institute of Architects]] in 1993<ref name=":0" />
* The National Award for Master Craftsmanship from the [[President of India]] – 1973<ref name=":0" />

=== Other awards ===

* Kalaignar Award (Murasoli Trust)Presented by [[M. Karunanidhi|Dr. Kalaignar]] in 29 January 2005<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://ebuild.in/v-ganapati-sthapati-awards-and-services|title=Awards & Services – V. Ganapati Sthapati|website=ebuild.in|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref>
* Muttiah Chettiar Award<ref name=":1" />
* Kapilavanar Award – Thirukovilur<ref name=":1" />

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="4">
Image:Tiruvalluvar statue LIC.jpg|133-foot-tall sculpture (40.5 m.) of the Tamil poet and saint [[Thiruvalluvar Statue]], in Kanyakumari, India.
Image:Valluvar Kottam Edit1.JPG|[[Valluvar Kottam]], designed and constructed by V. Ganapati Sthapati, in Chennai, India
Image:Iraivan4.jpg|Artist's conception for [[Iraivan Temple]], on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
Image:Iraivan2.jpg|Detail of Iraivan Temple.
</gallery>

==Bibliography==
{{cite news|url= http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/02/20/stories/2009022051200100.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090223181608/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/02/20/stories/2009022051200100.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 23 February 2009|title=Sculpting a success story|last=Subramaniam|first=T.S.|date=20 February 2009|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]|access-date=27 August 2010}}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.vastuved.com/profile.html Profile at vastuved.com]

{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–09}}
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