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Dear All :

Number of you have written to me about the two
postings on VimAnams of Dhivya Desams .

A Member has sent me information on a source book
by a great STa[athi of India , an expert in Vaasthu SaasthrAs
and Temple architcture .

I used to have this book but no more .

Those who might have a copy of it are requested to highlight
the sections on VimAnams and Gopurams in Oppiliappan and
other lists of their choice .

Thanks to our dear Member from Toronto , Canda for her input .

V.Sadagopan

NUmber of you have written
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Significance Of Vimanam & Gopuram
by Dr.V.Ganapati Sthapati
About the book:

 The Temple culture and the subtleties of Temple architecture with special
reference to the importance of Vimanam (roof member of inner sanctum) and
Gopuram (the entrance gateway to a temple complex) is discussed in this
book. This is a book that should necessarily be read by one and all who
visit the Temple of India.

About the author:

Born in the year 1927, at Pillayarpatti, a village near Karaikudi,
Tamilnadu, Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati comes from an illustrious family of
temple architects and sculptors. His family lineage stretches back over one
hundred decades including the sthapatis who created the great Brihadeeswara
Temple of Tanjore, the treasure house of Indian art and architecture. Son
of Sri Vaidyanatha Sthapati, a renowned sculptor and Sanskrit scholar, he
has made remarkable contributions to the field of art and architecture.

As the Doyen of Indian Vaastu Shastra (recently given the title of "Shilpi
Guru" by the President of India) he has been doing research in the field of
Vaastu Science and Technology for the past 50 years. A graduate in
Mathematics and Sanskrit, Sthapati is propagating this supreme science in
India and abroad. He is solely responsible for the resurrection of the
works of the Great Brahmarishi Mayan, who was the progenitor of this Indian
science and technology and the founder of this rich civilization and
culture.

As the Principal of the Government College of Architecture and Sculpture
(the only institute of this kind in the world) at Mamallapuram, near
Chennai, for 27 years, Sthapati worked hard to restore and elevate the
status of the sacred art and architecture by affiliating courses to the
University of Madras and offering degree courses. This brought academic
status to the age-old tradition of learning and also initiated many young
people into this traditional technology.

After retirement from government service, he established Vaastu Vedic Trust
and Vaastu Vedic Research Foundation aimed at research, development and
globalization of Vaastu Shastra. He is also the head of the professional
guild named V. Ganapati Sthapati & Associates. This group of talented
designers, engineers and craftsmen work together to create Vaastu inspired
temples and other buildings in India and abroad. The palatial buildings of
library and administrative block for Tamil University of Tanjore and the
Muthiah Mandram in Madurai speak of his capacity for designing and
executing works of stupendous nature. Of particular interest is his
monumental vaastu sculpture/building of Thiruvalluvar at the southern tip
of India at Kanya Kumari measuring 133 feet in elevation: a stone statue of
liberty for India. This colossal marvel has taken him to the pinnacle of
his life's achievement as a traditional architect and builder and
commendations and awards have reached him from around the world for this
achievement: a poetic image that will be with us for thousands of years.

He has authored a number of books on the science and technology of Vastu
Shastra and has conducted numerous seminars with professionals in a
generous effort to make this knowledge available to the world. He has
established the International Institute of Mayonic Science and Technology,
which conducts workshops and discourses all over the world.

Sthapati holds the post of the Professor and the Head of the Department of
Sthapatya Veda in the World University of Traditional Indian Science,
Technology and Culture in Chennai.

Some of the notable books he has authored include: Iconometry, Temples of
Space Science, The Building Architecture of Sthapatya Veda, and Commentary
on Mayan's Aintiram.

Sthapati has earned a number of titles and awards including an Honorary
Fellowship by the Indian Institute of Architects, the National award for
Master Craftsmanship by the President of India, the title of "Shilpi Guru
of India" also by the President and a Doctorate Degree conferred by the
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic University.

He has worked and researched the USA, U.K., Australia, France, Fiji,
Germany, Holland, Singapore, Malaysia, Mexico, Guatemala and Peru.

This pulsating and vibrant researcher, sculptor, architect, philosopher and
scientist has given forth many startling research discoveries on the
intricacies of the traditional art and architecture of India and is quite
optimistic that one day Vaastu science will be a major influence in the
world. He has identified the theories of the origin of the Universe and its
life forms through his research on the works of Mayan scaling height far
beyond the mundane world of modern science and technology.






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