Copyright 2026, Documentary Educational Resources https://store.der.org/kailasam-bala-c878all.aspx Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:39:15 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.der.org/vaastu-marabu-p288.aspx Product288 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:38:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/vaastu-marabu-p288.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/vaastu-marabu.jpg" alt="Vaastu Marabu" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/vaastu-marabu-p288.aspx">Vaastu Marabu</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/vaastu-marabu-p288.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$320.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div>The Vishwakarma, the holders of the architectural and artistic heritage in India, have maintained the skill and the theoretical basis essential for designing and executing almost all aspects of the man-made environment.<div><br /></div><div>Vaastu Marabu documents the theory and practice of the Vaastu tradition of Indian art, architecture, craft, and design. One of the foremost <g class="gr_ gr_32 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling" id="32" data-gr-id="32">shilpis</g> (designer-builder-sculptor) of India, Shri. V. Ganapati Sthapati of <g class="gr_ gr_101 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="101" data-gr-id="101">Mamallapuram,</g> meditates on his art and his occupation.</div><div><br /></div><div>The film shows the process of making stone idols at Mamallapuram, near Madras, of casting bronzes in Kumbakonam, and of building stone temples at Kamudhi, near Madurai and at Ratnagiri, near Vellore. It illustrates the continuity of the tradition and reveals a technology that is ancient, yet still relevant today.<br /><br /></div><div>The film explores the process of translating inner experience into art and invites us to experience the naked beauty of the form while understanding the metaphysical message. The art of the Vishwakarma has given form and expression to all denominations of metaphysical thought in India.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>While it documents the practical aspects of building a temple or making an idol, the film also probes the underlying scientific and mathematical principles. Temple design is explored, and the meaning of symbols and icons are examined from the point of view of a <g class="gr_ gr_26 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="26" data-gr-id="26">shilpi</g>.</div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/kailasam-bala-c878all.aspx">Kailasam, Bala</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>