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years later, Tippaswami, a renowned artist from Mysore's
Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA) and a professor at Mysore University, visited Dharmasthala. Upon seeing the collection, he suggested establishing a museum. Tippaswami became the first curator, expanding the collection and developing a comprehensive documentation system that included drawings of the artifacts.
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Manjusha Museum was relocated to a new building and inaugurated. The design and curation of the new museum were overseen by Ritesh Sharma, a museologist who had previously designed galleries in Gwalior's Scindia Palace. Ritesh Sharma was entrusted with the establishment of the new Manjusha Museum.
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Manjusha Museum was founded by Shree D. Veerendra Heggade, driven by his commitment to preserving the historical utensils of the Dharmasthala temple. When Shree D. Veerendra Heggade took on the responsibility of being the Pattadhikari of Dharmasthala, the temple's old utensils were set to be
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The growth of the
Manjusha Museum was made possible by the combined efforts of these three experts—Tippaswami, S. D. Shetty, and Govind Raju—along with Shree D. Veerendra Heggade, all of whom dedicated their lives to building the museum. Over time, the collection outgrew the existing building,
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Manjusha Museum. S. D. Shetty was appointed as the first official curator. Shetty played a significant role in expanding the collection by visiting villages and requesting donations of manuscripts and old utensils. He dedicated many years to
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Since the museum has been adding and improvising collection of mankind. Manjusha Museum has two units of Museum. 1. Manjusha Car museum (The Museum of cars) 2. Manjusha Vastu
Sangrahalaya (A newly open vast variety of the encyclopedic collection)
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