Vimanam
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The word Vimanam can refer to any of the following:
- SikharaSikharaŚikhara, a Sanskrit word translating literally to "mountain peak", refers to the rising tower in the Hindu temple architecture of North India. Sikhara over the sanctum sanctorum where the presiding deity is enshrined is the most prominent and visible part of a Hindu temple of North India.In south...
— the rising roof of a HinduHinduHindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
temple in North India. - vimanam (tower) is the tower that crowns the innermost sanctum of a South Indian temple (Dravidian style of architecture).