(Sanskrit: vimāna; Tamil: vimāṉam.) A chariot of the gods or a seven-storied palace, vimana came to be a term used for the stepped pyramidal tower above the ‘womb-house’ (the garbhagṛha) housing the main murti of a South Indian temple.
(Sanskrit: vimāna; Tamil: vimāṉam.) A chariot of the gods or a seven-storied palace, vimana came to be a term used for the stepped pyramidal tower above the ‘womb-house’ (the garbhagṛha) housing the main murti of a South Indian temple.