Ananda Nilayam
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Ananda Nilayam (Abode of Happiness) is the glittering gold-plated gopuram of the Sanctum Sanctorum of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple. According to Vaishnava philosophy, gopurams of the sanctum sanctorum are named:
- Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Srirangam), Srirangam : "Pranavaakaara Vimanam" (after its shape like "Pranava", the sacred "Om")
- Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala: Ananda
- Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram: Punyakoti Vimanam