Payyanur Kesavanachari
Payyanur Kesavanachari is an eminent practitioner of traditional vasthu vidya (architecture). He published around twenty five books on different aspects of vasthuvidya. Manushyalaya chandrika, Manushyalaya Sopanam, Naveena Koopa Sastram, Vasthu Panchangam are some of them.He worked as a visiting professor at the Vasthu Vidya Gurukulam, Aaranmula and the Nirmiti Gurukulam, Thiruvananthapuram. Kesavanachari obtained many awards and titles for his immense contribution to the field of traditional architecture from various organizations. Aachari served as the architect of many historic mansions and temples all over Kerala. The Sundareshwara Temple, Kannur is one among them.