સ્થાપત્ય આર્ટ

Stone carving & relief murals · Wadhwan, GujaratStories, carved
in stone.

Narrative relief murals, temple stonework and sculpture — drawn, modelled and carved by hand in Wadhwan and at our Sankali workshop.

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White relief panel of Lord Ganesha standing beneath a carved arch, flanked by two attendant figures
Ganesha relief panel [project name, place]

What we make

Four crafts, one workshop

  1. 01

    Relief murals

    Narrative panels in white and polychrome — epics, saints' lives and village histories — for temple corridors, memorials and public walls.

  2. 02

    Temple stonework

    Pillars, toranas, jharokhas and wall friezes carved to Shilpa Shastra proportions, in sandstone and marble.

  3. 03

    Sculpture & monuments

    Murtis, animal figures and circle monuments — from a single elephant to a full civic installation.

  4. 04

    Portraits & busts

    Likenesses of founders, saints and family elders, modelled from photographs and sittings.

Selected work

Every project, named and placed

Row of white carved relief murals set along a temple corridor wall

Corridor relief series

[Temple, town] · [year]

Painted polychrome relief of the Shatrunjay hill temples at Palitana, with a pilgrim procession below

Shatrunjay tirth relief

[Client, town] · [year]

Sandstone elephant sculpture with carved ropes, tassels and saddle cloth

Caparisoned elephant

Sandstone · [place, year]

Sandstone traffic-circle monument of a bullock cart on a relief-carved plinth

Bullock-cart circle monument

[City] · [year]

Red relief mural wall of swirling motifs being installed by artisans on scaffolding

Red relief mural wall

[Client, town] · [year]

Sandstone wall frieze of carved narrative scenes below an arched niche with a standing figure

Sandstone narrative frieze

[Temple, town] · [year]

Arched niche with pilasters, carved out of a rough sandstone block in the workshop

Arched niche study

[Temple, town] · [year]

White marble relief of a procession of figures beneath carved trees
Ambaji marble relief panel, 7′ × 5′ × 3″ [place, year]

Relief murals

A wall that tells the whole story

Each mural starts as a script: who stands where, which moment of the story, how the eye travels along the wall. We draw it full size, model it in clay, then carve or cast it panel by panel so it can travel and be installed on site.

Panel sizes
from 2′ × 2′ to full corridor runs
Finishes
white stone, polychrome, patinated
Settings
temples, memorials, schools, civic walls
Plan a mural

How a commission runs

From first sketch to installation

  1. Visit & brief

    We see the site, or you send photos and measurements. We agree the story, scale and budget.

  2. Drawing

    Full-size drawings to the proportions of the space, revised with you until they are right.

  3. Clay model

    A model you can approve before any stone is cut.

  4. Carving

    Hand carving in our Sankali workshop. We send progress photos throughout.

  5. Install

    Our team transports, fixes and finishes the work on site.

Sculptor modelling a clay portrait bust of an elderly woman from a photograph
Modelling a portrait bust from a photograph

About us

Sthapatya means the art of building

[Two or three sentences on who founded Sthapatya, when, and the family or guru line the craft comes from.]

We are a women-owned practice working from Wadhwan, with a carving workshop in Sankali. Drawings and models are made in Wadhwan; stone is carved, finished and crated at the workshop.

  • [00]years carving
  • [00]murals installed
  • [00]temples & sites

“Amazing stone carving work.”

Sagar Raval · Google review

Questions

Before you commission

What does Sthapatya Art make?

Four kinds of work: narrative relief murals in white and polychrome stone, temple stonework (pillars, toranas, jharokhas and wall friezes), sculpture and monuments, and portrait busts.

Where is Sthapatya Art?

The design office is on Limbdi Road, near Geetanjali School, Wadhwan, Surendranagar, Gujarat 363030 (+91 94276 53100). Carving is done at the workshop in Sankali, Gujarat 363421 (+91 94276 53001). Both are open 9 am to 7 pm.

Which stone do you carve?

Temple stonework is carved in sandstone and marble. Relief murals are made in white and polychrome finishes.

How does a commission work?

Five steps: a site visit or photos and measurements to agree the story, scale and budget; full-size drawings; a clay model for your approval; hand carving at the Sankali workshop with progress photos; and installation on site by our team.

Do you install the work on site?

Yes. Our team transports, fixes and finishes the work on site.

How do I get an estimate?

Send your name, the project type, where the site is and what you have in mind using the form on this page. It opens WhatsApp, and we usually reply within a day. Photos and measurements of the site help us give a first estimate.

Visit

Two places, one team

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Tell us about the wall, the temple or the figure

Send a few details and we will reply on WhatsApp, usually within a day. Photos and measurements of the site help us give a first estimate.