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Chandrakant Sompura is an Indian architect based in Ahmedabad. He is known for his designs of Temples.^[1] He is the architect of Shree Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir.^[2]^[3] In 2025, he is conferred Padma Shri for his contribution in the field of Architecture.^[4]^[5]

Personal life

Sompura is the grandson of Padma Shri Prabhashankarbhai Oghadbhai Somapura, who was his teacher.^[6]

Family legacy

He is the 15th generation in his family of temple architecture designing business. His grandfather, Prabhashankar Sompura, designed the revived Somnath temple in Gujarat's Prabhas Patan in 1949.^[1]

Works

He has designed around 130 temples, including the Ambaji temple in Palanpur and the Swami Narayan temple in Gandhinagar. Apart from this he has designed other temples such as the Akshardham temple complex in Gujarat, the Swaminarayan mandir in Mumbai, and the Birla Mandir in Kolkata. Famous Ram Mandir at Ayodhya is also designed by him.^[1]

Awards

In 2025, he is conferred Padma Shri for his contribution in the field of Architecture.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Who is Chandrakant Sompura, the visionary architect behind the Ram Temple in Ayodhya?". Firstpost. 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
^ "'Recognition of my work and family's dedication': Ram Temple architect Chandrakant Sompura on Padma Shri award". The Times of India. 2025-01-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
^ "Meet the Sompuras, master architects who are building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya". The Indian Express. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
^ ^a ^b Govt. of India (2025-01-26). "Padma Awards 2025 announced". Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Ram Mandir architect among 8 from Gujarat honoured with Padma awards". The Indian Express. 2025-01-26. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
^ "Who Is Chandrakant Sompura, Ayodhya Temple Architect Among Padma Awardees". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2025-01-26.

External links

"Chandrakant Sompura, temple architect : honouring craftsmanship in the new era". World heritage review. 106: 88–94. Retrieved 2025-01-26 – via UNESCO Digital Library.

v t e Recipients of Padma Shri in the "Others" Category
1950s	No awards were given in this category during these years.
1960s	No awards were given in this category during these years.
1970s	No awards were given in this category during these years.
1980s	Govind Bhimacharya Joshi (1986) No awards were given in this category during the other years.
1990s	Gisela Bonn (1990) Inder Sharma (1990) Rajinder Singh (1990) Shanti Lal Jain (1992) Alfred Georg Wuerfel (1992) Nil (1993) Nil (1994) Nil (1995) Nil (1996) Nil (1997) Nil (1998) Nil (1999)
2000s	Aloysius Prakash Fernandez (2000) Nil (2001) Nil (2002) Pratapsinh Jadhav (2003) Nil (2004) Sunita Narain (2005) Nil (2006) Rabinder Gokaldas Ahuja (2007) Tarla Dalal (2007) Lalit Pande (2007) Nil (2008) Syed Iqbal Hasnain (2009) Surinder Mehta (2009) Ameen Sayani (2009)
2010s	Ranjit Bhargava (2010) Ghulam Mohammed Mir (2010) Om Prakash Agrawal (2011) Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar (2011) Shanti Teresa Lakra (2011) Gulshan Nanda (2011) Swapan Guha (2012) K. Ullas Karanth (2012) K. Paddayya (2012) T. Venkatapathi Reddiar (2012) Kartikeya V. Sarabhai (2012) Ravindra Singh Bisht (2013) Ritu Kumar (2013) Wendell Rodricks (2014) Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (2015) Chewang Norphel (2015) Jadav Payeng (2015) Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja (2015) H. Thegtse Rinpoche (2015) H. R. Nagendra (2016) Predrag K. Nikic (2016) Simon Oraon (2016) Subhash Palekar (2016) Piyush Pandey (2016) Imitiaz Qureshi (2016) Ravindra Kumar Sinha (2016) Hui Lan Zhang (2016) Meenakshi Amma (2017) Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya (2017) Sanjeev Kapoor (2017) Genabhai Dargabhai Patel (2017) Arun Kumar Sharma (2017) Bounlap Keokangna (2018) Narayan Das Maharaj (2018) Nouf Marwaai (2018) Somdet Phra Maha Muniwong (2018) V. Nanammal (2018) Nguyen Tien Thien (2018) Romulus Whitaker (2018) Bangaru Adigalar (2019) Dilip Chakravarty (2019) Kanwal Singh Chauhan (2019) Babulal Dahiya (2019) Rajkumari Devi (2019) Vallabhbhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya (2019) K. K. Muhammed (2019) Jagdish Prasad Parikh (2019) Bimal Patel (2019) Hukumchand Patidar (2019) Tao Porchon-Lynch (2019) Kamala Pujhari (2019) Narender Singh Sultan Singh (2019) Sharada Srinivasan (2019) Bharat Bhushan Tyagi (2019) Ram Saran Verma (2019) Swami Vishudhananda (2019) Venkateswara Rao Yadlapalli (2019)
2020s	Enamul Haque (2020) Rahibai Soma Popere (2020) Chintala Venkat Reddy (2020) Radhamohan and Sabramatee (duo) (2020) Batakrushna Sahoo (2020) Trinity Saioo (2020) Nanadro B Marak (2021) Pappammal (2021) Prem Chand Sharma (2021) Chandra Shekhar Singh (2021) Ali Manikfan (2021) Amai Mahalinga Naik (2022) Seth Pal Singh (2022) Sosamma Iype (2022) Abdul Khader Nadakattin (2022) Guru Tulku Rinpoche (2022) Sadguru Brahmeshanand Acharya Swami (2022) Sivananda (2022) Sukama Acharya (2023) Cheruvayal Raman (2023) Patayat Sahu (2023) Nekram Sharma (2023) Kushok Thiksey Nawang Chamba Stanzin (2023) S Subbaraman (2023) Tula Ram Upreti (2023) Sarbeswar Basumatary (2024) Sathyanarayana Beleri (2024) K Chellammal (2024) Charlotte Chopin (2024) Chitta Maharaj (2024) Yanung Jamoh Lego (2024) Sanjay Anant Patil (2024) Kiran Vyas (2024) Baijnath Maharaj (2025) Chandrakant Sompura (2025) Hariman Sharma (2025) K. Damodaran (2025) L Hangthing (2025) Lama Lobzang (2025) Subhash Khetulal Sharma (2025) Swami Pradiptananda (Kartik Maharaj) (2025) Vijay Nityanand Surishwar Ji Maharaj (2025)