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{{Short description|Indian temple architect (1927–2011)}}
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| name            = V. Ganapati Sthapati
| name            = V. Ganapati Sthapati
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| 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_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]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_place      = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| 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]].
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==Biography==
==Biography==
[[Image:Iraivan4.jpg|thumb|x216px|right|Conception for Iraivan Temple, Kauai, Hawaii, by V. Ganapati Sthapati]]
[[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 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.
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]].
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."
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.
<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>


==Major works==
==Major works==
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[[Image:Thiruvalluvar Statue at Kanyakumari 02.jpg|thumb|right|Thiruvalluvar Statue.]]
[[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 news|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|date=15 May 2013 |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 (Tamil mythology)|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|archive-date=17 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217111106/http://htgc.org/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=31|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Sri Murugan Temple, Nadi-Fiji islands.
*Sri Murugan Temple, Nadi-Fiji islands.
*The San Marga [[Iraivan Temple]], [[Kauai]], Hawaii.
*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>
*[[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|archive-date=17 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217110927/https://ssvt.org/about/history.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Design of [[Great Buddha (Bodh Gaya)|Great Buddha]] statue, [[Bodh Gaya]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Rebirth of Bodh Gaya: Buddhism and the Making of a World Heritage Site |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=meA5DwAAQBAJ |first=David |last=Geary |publisher=University of Washington Press |year=2017 |isbn=9780295742380 |page=68}}</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>
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>
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*{{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}}
*{{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>
*''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|archive-date=19 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019074052/http://vastuved.com/dakshine-publishing-home/|url-status=dead}}</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=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}}
*{{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 ''Shiva Vishnu Temple Complex: Concept and Design''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217111053/http://www.vedicbooks.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Dr.+V.+Ganapati+Sthapati&search_in_description=1 |date=17 December 2018 }}
*''[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 Quintessence Of Sthapatya Veda] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217111053/http://www.vedicbooks.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Dr.+V.+Ganapati+Sthapati&search_in_description=1 |date=17 December 2018 }}'' <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 The Scientific Edific of Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjore, Tamilnadu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217111053/http://www.vedicbooks.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Dr.+V.+Ganapati+Sthapati&search_in_description=1 |date=17 December 2018 }}''  
*''[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 Who Created God?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217111053/http://www.vedicbooks.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Dr.+V.+Ganapati+Sthapati&search_in_description=1 |date=17 December 2018 }}'' <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]''
*''[http://www.vedicbooks.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Dr.+V.+Ganapati+Sthapati&search_in_description=1 The Colossal Statue Of Ayyan Thiruvalluvar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217111053/http://www.vedicbooks.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Dr.+V.+Ganapati+Sthapati&search_in_description=1 |date=17 December 2018 }}''


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>
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|archive-date=17 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217111053/http://www.vedicbooks.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Dr.+V.+Ganapati+Sthapati&search_in_description=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
Sthapati has earned a number of titles and awards including and not limited to:
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>
* [[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%26media.htm|work=Vaastu Shastra|title=Press & Media|publisher=Dr. V. Ganapathi Sthapati & Associates|access-date=27 August 2010|archive-date=27 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727012437/http://www.vastuved.com/press%26media.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Doctorate Degree conferred by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic University in the [[Netherlands]] – 1995<ref name=":0" />
* 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" />
* [[Honorary fellowship]] by the [[Indian Institute of Architects]] in 1993<ref name=":0" />
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=== Other awards ===
=== 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>
* 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|archive-date=17 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217110926/https://ebuild.in/v-ganapati-sthapati-awards-and-services|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Muttiah Chettiar Award<ref name=":1" />
* Muttiah Chettiar Award<ref name=":1" />
* Kapilavanar Award – Thirukovilur<ref name=":1" />
* Kapilavanar Award – Thirukovilur<ref name=":1" />
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|V. Ganapati Sthapati}}
{{Commons category|V. Ganapati Sthapati}}
* [http://www.vastuved.com/profile.html Profile at vastuved.com]
* [http://www.vastuved.com/profile.html Profile at vastuved.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726031946/http://vastuved.com/profile.html |date=26 July 2010 }}


{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–09}}
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==See also==
{{Portal|India|Architecture}}
* [[Hindu temple architecture]]
* [[S. M. Ganapathy]]
* [[Muthiah Sthapati]]
* [[Vidyasankar Sthapathy]]


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V. Ganapati Sthapati
Born30 September 1927
Pillayarpatti, Karaikudi, Madras Presidency, British India
Died5 September 2011 (aged 84)[1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Known forArchitect, temple builder, sculptor, author
Notable work
Architecture and Sculpture
MovementFounded the "Vaastu Vedic Trust" and "Vaastu Vedic Research Foundation" for the development and globalization of Vaastu Shastra.
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Vaidyanatha[2] 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[edit | edit source]

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]

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." [3]

Major works[edit | edit source]

Architecture and sculpture[edit | edit source]

Thiruvalluvar Statue.

Sthapati served as architect for several buildings and sculptures, including the following:

Projects in India and other countries.[8]

As an author[edit | edit source]

Sthapati has authored a number of books on the science and technology of Vastu Shastra and has conducted over 80 seminars.[9] 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.[9]

  • Building architecture of Stha-patya Veda. Dakshinaa Pub. House. 2005.
  • Building Architecture of Sthapatya Veda, Illustrations Volume II[10]
  • The scientific edifice of Brihadeeswara temple, Tanjore Tamilnadu. Chennai, India: Dakshinaa Pub. House. OCLC 297209860.
  • Significance of vimānam & gopuram. Chennai, India: Dakshinaa Pub. House. OCLC 297209865.
  • Shiva Vishnu Temple Complex: Concept and Design Archived 17 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  • Quintessence Of Sthapatya Veda Archived 17 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine [9]
  • The Scientific Edific of Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjore, Tamilnadu Archived 17 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  • Who Created God? Archived 17 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine [9]
  • The Colossal Statue Of Ayyan Thiruvalluvar Archived 17 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine

He has authored countless other books including Iconometry, Temples of Space Science: The Building Architecture of Sthapatya Veda[11] and Commentary on Mayan's Aintiram.[12][13]

Awards[edit | edit source]

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

Other awards[edit | edit source]

  • Kalaignar Award (Murasoli Trust)Presented by Dr. Kalaignar in 29 January 2005[16]
  • Muttiah Chettiar Award[16]
  • Kapilavanar Award – Thirukovilur[16]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • 133-foot-tall sculpture (40.5 m.) of the Tamil poet and saint Thiruvalluvar Statue, in Kanyakumari, India.
    133-foot-tall sculpture (40.5 m.) of the Tamil poet and saint Thiruvalluvar Statue, in Kanyakumari, India.
  • Valluvar Kottam, designed and constructed by V. Ganapati Sthapati, in Chennai, India
    Valluvar Kottam, designed and constructed by V. Ganapati Sthapati, in Chennai, India
  • Artist's conception for Iraivan Temple, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
    Artist's conception for Iraivan Temple, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
  • Detail of Iraivan Temple.
    Detail of Iraivan Temple.

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

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