RESEARCH INITIATIVES/Augmented Reality & Cultural Heritage
Tirumala Darshan with AR
Augmented Reality & Cultural Heritage● ACTIVE RESEARCH

Tirumala Darshan with AR

Project Summary

Immersive augmented reality navigation and 3D architectural exploration for the Tirumala temple complex.

RESEARCH GRANTRs. 13,80,8602025 – 2026
RESEARCH OVERVIEW & DETAILS

Project Scope & Details

Immersive augmented reality navigation and 3D architectural exploration for the Tirumala temple complex.

ARCHITECTURAL & SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHTS
01.

4K Stereoscopic Panorama Reconstruction

High-resolution multi-view photogrammetry capturing architectural heritage monuments with millimeter spatial fidelity.

02.

Binaural Spatial Audio Acoustic Cues

Grounded acoustic simulations replicating complex temple corridor reverbs and spatialized narration in 3D space.

03.

Cultural Heritage Architectural Preservation

Digitally preserves ancient temple sanctum architectures and historical inscriptions for global accessibility.

04.

Cross-Platform AR/VR Deployment

Seamlessly runs across mobile AR devices and Meta Quest 3 headsets via optimized OpenXR pipelines.

INTERACTIVE 3D SPATIAL MODEL & KINEMATIC TELEMETRY

Real-Time 3D Mesh & Spatial Coordinate Simulator

Explore an interactive WebGL OpenXR spatial asset preview. Rotate, orbit, and toggle mesh visualization modes to inspect simulated sub-millimeter 6DOF coordinate tracking.

PROJECT GALLERY [5 PHOTOS]
Click to expand
Tirumala Cultural Heritage AR Panorama
FIG. 01

Tirumala Cultural Heritage AR Panorama

System Architecture & Interaction Pipeline
FIG. 02

System Architecture & Interaction Pipeline

Virtual Architectural Navigation
FIG. 03

Virtual Architectural Navigation

Spatial Darshan Heads-Up Display
FIG. 04

Spatial Darshan Heads-Up Display

Cultural Artifact 3D Visualization
FIG. 05

Cultural Artifact 3D Visualization

PROJECT DEMONSTRATION VIDEO

Video Teaser & Demo

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS [1]
2025Research Publication

Tirumala AR Camera Ready Manuscript

Authors: HCI Lab Team, Himangshu Sarma

RESEARCH TEAM
  • Dr. Himangshu Sarma
  • Prathik M Hadagali
  • Yaswanth Sai
  • Charan Goud
  • Rama Krishna
  • Jaynil
  • Satyam Kumar
EXTERNAL COLLABORATORS
  • IIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation (IITTNiF)
FUNDING & GRANTS
SANCTIONED BUDGETRs. 13,80,860
SPONSORING AGENCYIIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation (IITTNiF), DST, Govt of India
PROJECT TIMELINE2025-03-012026-09-31
TECHNOLOGIES
ARCoreLangChainNeural NetworksUnity
PREVIOUS PROJECTMRConsultation: Asynchronous Mixed Reality Pre-Surgical Teleconsultation System
NEXT PROJECTDesign and development of communication system for the speech and hearing disorder persons
HCI Lab IIITS | Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory