Master pieces on display at SVITSA expo
The HinduOrnately chiselled artefacts that are on display at an exhibition at the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Traditional Sculpture and Architecture are wowing visitors. Launched by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams back in 1960 to take forward the ancient knowledge of temple sculpture by including the principles of Vasthu, the institute started offering certificate and diploma courses in 1985 in the departments of stone, cement, wood, metal sculpture, traditional/kalamkari painting and temple architecture. With Devasthanam Educational Officer C. Govindarajan playing a key role in holding the expo, TTD Joint Executive Officer Sada Bhargavi hailed the students as the ‘torchbearers of Indian culture’ while inaugurating the event along with SVIMS Director B. Vengamma recently. Similarly, the students from the faculties of stone, cement, metal and wood carving displayed the images of Venkateswara, Padmavati, Nataraja, Ganesha, Saraswati, Garuda, Hanuman, Bhairava, Durga and even Telugu Thalli in their respective mediums. ‘Nominal prices’ “The art pieces, wall panels and motifs are on sale for a nominal price, as a token of encouragement for the students,” says Principal K. Venkata Reddy.
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