The restoration work of the Perdoor Magane Chavady quarters of the 500-year-old mud palace at Sural village, about 30 km from Udupi, The palace belongs to the House of Tulu Jain Tholahars, the Jain chieftains, who ruled parts of Udupi district, and is said to be have been built in 1511. One of the unique features of the palace is that it has no foundation. Apart from the palace being built completely with mud, Hopea wood, jack wood and wild jack wood was also used.
Such restoration projects have enabled Udupi Nirmithi Kendra to document the traditional practices, engineering techniques and study the extensive use of local materials from a bygone era.
The research on such techniques and practices also helps in arriving at solutions and develop alternative methods in construction technology.
The restoration project was taken by Udupi Nirmithi Kendra, funded by the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage. Under the Ministry of Kannada and Culture, Government of Karnataka.