rotect and Sustain Traditional Temple Art for Future - TTD EO

 Lauding the talents of the students of temple architecture, painting and sculpting in the TTD-run Sri Venkateswara Institute of Traditional Sculpture and Architecture in Tirupati on Thursday, the TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy called on the students to enhance their skills to protect and sustain the traditional art for the future generations.

 

He was addressing the three-day workshop in SVITSA where in exponents, sthapathis in the field of Architecture from across the states of South India have graced the session to share their knowledge and impart the skills involved in various formats of temple sculpting.

 

The EO appreciated TTD JEO (H & E) Smt Sada Bhargavi for organizing a workshop, which is beneficial for the students to enhance their skills. He also directed to organize similar workshops frequently inviting the experts in the field. "In BIRRD hospital we are now inviting the stalwarts in the field of surgery who are attending to the patients and giving them best medication in their respective fields. Similarly, we should invite the renowned and experienced Sthapathis, artisans, skilled craftsmen in traditional art and make our students best in the field of temple architecture, painting and sculpting", he reiterated.

 

Later he felicitated Sri Sesha Brahmam, Dr P Nageswara Rao, Sri Sundara Rajan and Sri Brahmacharya who delivered lectures on Techniques involved in Traditional Painting, Description of Pratima Lakshanma in various Silpa Shastras, trends in AP and TS temples and Saiva, Vaikhanasa and Shakti Agamas sculptures respectively on the second day of the ongoing three day workshop.

 

EO VISITS THE STALLS:

 

Earlier the TTD EO visited the stalls, where the stone, metal, wooden idols, various paintings of divine portraits crafted and designed by the faculty and students are being displayed. He appreciated the dot work art of Sri G Sagar, one of the faculties in the institute and also student Ms Vennela who mastered herself in the traditional Kalamkari Art.

 

CE Sri Nageswara Rao, DEO Sri Govindarajan, Principal Sri Venkat Reddy, registered participants, faculty, students were also present.