 V. Ganapati Sthapati

Vaidyanatha 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.Sthapati was born in 1927 to sculptor Vaidyanatha Sthapati and Velammal in Pillayarpatti, a village near Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.