Vasthuvidya Gurukulam is a unique Institution under the Department of Culture, Govt. of Kerala, intended for promotion and preservation of
Traditional Architecture, Mural Painting, and other related subjects. This institution is being located at Pathanamthitta District on the banks of the Holy river Pampa, west of the famous Parthasarathy Temple. This is the pioneer institution in its kind in India under
government sector. In the absence of a statutory council for Vasthu Sasthra, Government of India, Human Resource Development Ministry declared Vasthuvidya Gurukulam as National Nodal Agency for Vasthu and other related subjects.
Founded on 17 November 1993, Vasthuvidya Gurukulam comes under Department of Culture, Government of Kerala and is attached
to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs-Centre. It is recognised by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, and the project is assisted by United Nations
Development Programme(UNDP). The institution is located on the banks of Pampa river, near Parthasarathy Temple.
Vasthuvidya Gurukulam conducts courses including Post Graduate Diploma in Traditional Architecture(PGDTA), Diploma in Traditional Architecture Correspondence Course (DTAC), Certificate course in Traditional Architecture(CTA) and other short term Mural Painting courses. It also offers consultancy services including Architectural design based on traditional Kerala vastu principle, Rectification of already
built structures, Design of temples and churches and preservation of old structures according to vastuvidya.
There is a separate department for Mural paintings along with an Art Gallery. The institution also conducts survey and documentation
of ancient structures for the purposes of research. The institution is equipped with a reference library and competent faculty members
are available at the Research centre.
Important projects undertaken by Vasthuvidya Gurukulam includes Vyloppily Samskriti Bhavan, Koothamblam at Ramanilayam, Trichur, and
Mannam Ayurvedic Medical College at Pandalam
