Chandrakant Sompura, architect of Ram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, is one of the Padma Shri recipients this year. He comes from a family of temple architects who designed more than 200 structures.
He told NDTV In an earlier interview that he designed 30 years ago by using the Ram temple on his footsteps as a unit of measurement. “At that time, we were not allowed to measure the tape. I was told that there is a look alone. It was very difficult for me to imagine the temple without proper measurement. Therefore, I used my feet and counting steps Ki. I remembered all stages.
The 80 -year -old conceived the temple in Ayodhya, which was built in a traditional city style of 2,7 acres without using iron.
Shri Sompura Padma is the grandson of Shri Prabhashankarbhai Oghdbhai Sompura, whom he also considers on his teacher. According to his website, he was awarded the Best Architect of the Year 1997 Award and his construction of Shri Akshar Parshotam Swaminarayan Temple in London was recognized by the World Records of World Records. In addition, he built Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 108 Bhaktihar, and Temples in Singapore and USA, all of which received widespread praise.
(Tagstotranslet) Padm Shri (T) Chandrakant Sompura (T) Ram Temple in Ayodhya
