Starting out as a sculptor's apprentice, he grew to become a master sculptor and a temple designer.

Vaidyanatha Sthapati was commissioned by Sri Ramana of Tiruvannamalai to design and build the Matrubhuteswara Temple, the Mother’s Shrine, at the ashram. He learned his craft from his father, Vaidyanatha Sthapati, a renowned traditional temple architect and sculptor. Ganapati Sthapati was born in 1927 into a family whose ancestors built the great temple at Tanjore in the 10th century. I made arrangements to meet with him when he came to the USA. I called the Sthapati (meaning: expert sculptor and building designer) the next day and he told me that he was building a temple in the Kansas City and would be visiting the site within a week. After the performance, I asked the dancer if she could recommend me to an expert architect in the tradition. I had attended a performance of Indian sacred dance one evening and in the introduction to the performance the dancer told us that she had danced at a conference on Vastu Architecture in Southern India. Finally, I found an architect in India who was supposed to be an expert of the tradition of knowledge. I attended a weekend seminar on the subject given by a designer from India, but, the actual nuts and bolts information was not made available. I realized that I needed to find a teacher. When I surveyed the books I found them quite confusing. I found that there were many ancient and modern volumes dedicated to the subject.

In the mid-1990’s, I began a search for information about Vastu Vedic Architecture. Through my career long interest in seeking methods of creating “people friendly” buildings, I had become aware of India’s tradition of sacred Architecture which employed basic principles of the laws of nature to promote the health and happiness of the people who lived these special buildings.

In 19 I traveled to Madras, India, to study the principles of Vastu Science as applied to Architecture.

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