Vasthuvidya Gurukulam, situated at Aranmula,16 km away from the town, is the only institution in India where the ancient Indian architecture and mural paintings are taught. The main purpose of the Gurukulam is to promote and protect mural paintings and vasthuvidya , the pure and ethnic expression of Indian socio-cultural heritage. Administered by the Kerala state cultural department in Aranmula, the center conducts four academic courses in vasthuvidya and mural painting based on the basis texts of vasthuvidya, mayamatham, manasaram, thanthrasamuchayam, silpiratnam and manushyalyachandrika. Gurukulam has a very efficient consultancy center which prepare sketches and plans, designs building for those who are interested in building constructions in the traditional architectural patterns. The mural art gallery, which displays the mural paintings drawn without natural colors and where complex techniques are used, is designed to impart information about these complex forms to the people.

Contact Address : 
Vasthuvidya Gurukulam
(Government of Kerala, Dept. of Culture) 
Aranmula, Kerala, India
 Phone : +91-468-2319740
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