WHAT WERE GOPURAMS?
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Answer:A gopuram or gopura is a monumental entrance tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a Hindu temple, in the Dravidian architecture of the Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, and Telangana states of Southern India.
Explanation:vimana is the structure over the garbhagriha or inner sanctum in the Hindu temples of South India and Odisha in East India. ... By contrast, in large South Indian temples, it is typically smaller than the great gatehouses or gopuram, which are the most immediately striking architectural elements in a temple complex.
A gopuram or gopura (Sanskrit: गोपुरम्, gopuram, Tamil: கோபுரம், Kannada: ಗೋಪುರ, Telugu: గోపురం) is a monumental entrance tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a Hindu temple, in the Dravidian architecture of the Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, and Telangana states of Southern India.
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Gopura, also spelled gopuram, in south Indian architecture, the entrance gateway to a Hindu temple enclosure