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Discover how the teachings, seminars, and sacred knowledge of Temple Architecture have profoundly touched lives. Scholars, architects, students, and spiritual seekers share their heartfelt experiences, reflections, and gratitude for the timeless wisdom imparted by the Viswakarma Institute of Sacred Architecture.
तत्त्वं भवति शिल्पम्। रहस्यं भवति शिल्पम्।
Tattvam Bhavati Śilpam | Rahasyam Bhavati Śilpam
“Architecture is the Essence of Truth. Architecture is the Beauty of Mystery.”
Ācharya’s Pilgrimage to Pattadakkal – 2 April 2011

  • As part of their sacred pilgrimage, the Ācharya visited Pattadakkal, a UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its ancient temple architecture. During the visit, he stood near the historic inscriptions of Śrī Sarvasiddhi Ācharya and Śrī Kunda Anivāritha Ācharya, honoring the lineage and its enduring contributions to temple tradition.

French TV – 25 February 2012

  • A French documentary filmmaker, Mr. Claude, interviewed the Acharya brothers in Kumbakonam on 25 February 2012.
     During the session, a wide range of questions related to temple construction, symbolism, and Vedic cosmology were discussed and answered.

  • The renowned Āgama scholar Dr. P. P. Apte was also present during the interview.

Acharya with his communication and industrial Design students

  • Acharya worked with his Industrial Design postgraduate student at DJ Academy, Coimbatore, on 03.08.2018, on a special project based on the Ramayana episode “Vāli and Śrī Rāma.” The student created a miniature mandapa constructed with seven pillars arranged in rows and columns. The design demonstrates an optical illusion where Śrī Rāma can see Vāli, but Vāli is unable to see Śrī Rāma. This effect is produced by aligning the pillars in a single row within a larger mandapa structure.

  • Prof. Balram (Dean) and Dr. Subramanian examined the project, reviewing the concept and the application of visual perception theories.

Acharya with International Scholars of Sanskrit and Sacred Architecture - 10th October 2006

  • A scholarly interaction with Dr. Prabhakar Pandurang Apteji — distinguished Sanskrit scholar, authority on Pāñcarātra Āgamic traditions, Professor at the Academy of Sanskrit Research and Senior Editor of the Sanskrit Dictionary Project, Deccan College, Pune — together with Dr. Valdas Jaskūnas, Professor at Vilnius University, Lithuania, and Sri. Laylayji, writer and cultural scholar, on sacred temple architecture, śāstric traditions, and traditional knowledge systems.

Ācharya's with Dr. G. B. Deglurkar A Scholarly Interaction on Sacred Temple Traditions - 22 May 2012

  • The Ācharya’s with Dr. G. B. Deglurkar — eminent art historian, distinguished archaeologist, authority on Indian Temple Architecture (Vāstuvidyā) and Iconography (Mūrti-śāstra), and Former President of the Deccan College Post-Graduate & Research Institute, Pune — during a scholarly interaction on sacred temple architecture, śāstric traditions, and India’s classical temple heritage.

National Mission for Manuscripts, New Delhi — Palm-Leaf Manuscript Conservation Program at Acharya's office - 2007

  • The Ācharya along with manuscript conservators during the Palm-Leaf Manuscript Conservation Programme conducted under the National Mission for Manuscripts, Ministry of Culture, New Delhi, dedicated to the preservation of traditional palm-leaf manuscripts and sacred textual heritage.