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Overview
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Traditional
Sculpture and Architecture was founded to preserve and promote
the age-old cultural heritage of India in the areas of traditional
sculpture and architecture. This institute is the first of
its kind in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the second in
India. The institution was started to train students in the
traditional arts of stone carving, sudai (cement), metal and
wood sculpture, traditional painting and temple architecture.
The institute
provides the skill base for renovating temples managed by
TTD as well as those that come under the governance of the
Endowments Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
The Production
Unit of the institute currently deals in stone sculpture according
to traditional Hindu mythology and Shilpa Shastra. The unit
is proposed to be expanded to cover metal and wood sculpture,
temple architecture and traditional painting. There are also
plans to start a degree level course in traditional sculpture
and architecture
The institute
sculpts stone idols based on specifications given by
various temples in India and abroad. Idols of Sri Venkateswara
and Sri Padmavathi Ammavaru are supplied and installed, free
of cost, at different temples, on request. Other idols are
supplied at subsidised rates.
Courses Offered
The institute
offers a certificate course in Traditional Sculpture and Architecture
(CTSA). It also offers a diploma in Traditional Sculpture
and Architecture (DTSA), which is affiliated to the State
Board of Technical Education and Training (SBTET), Hyderabad.
Both courses are of four years duration.
Currently, the
institute has 20 students for CTSA and 20 for DTSA. The non-local
trainees are given free boarding and lodging. Local candidates
are paid a stipend.
Final year students
are taken on an educational tour to temples of historical
importance across India for conducting a detailed study of
temple sculpture and architecture of the ancient dynasties.
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