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We also hear that " Vimarasa-nayakkan caused to be built with all necessary characterestics for the God and Goddesses at Ponnudukki and we find that Krishnaraja Vadeyar "created the Chamarajesvara temple together with its precints, Gopura adorned with golden Kalasas and tower."The above references bear ample testimony to the fact that the construction of the Vimana was a sacred one and and that the ruling classes seized the opportunity, whenever there was one, in performing this 'Kaimkarya.' Of all the places in the temple the GarbhaGriha and the dome covering it (Vimana) are specially sacred because as the bhakta " enters the temple, he is overcome by the grandeur of the inner dome. His pilgrimage culminates in the Garbha Griha, the inner shrine. Its coolness and fragrance so different from the worldly experience that is his, suppresses for a moment the vital movements of his body. Out of the surrounding darkness there arises before him the almost imperceptible outline of the deity as the nickering lights throw shifting shadows on it.
He is overwhelmed by his own insignificance. He sees the deity. He finds the fulfilment of the aspirations, which have so far remained inarticulate, becomes articulate in those outlines. He feels that he is in a higher world surcharged with divine power. When he bows before the deity, he feels himself in the presence of God. Such a thing is to be experienced rather than explained. Even to this day any Bhakta who had the privilege to offer prayers at the famous shrines of Srirangarn, Tirumala, Kanchi and Tirunarayanapuram will vouchsafe for it.
Among the 108 Vaishnavite centres, Tirumala is an important pilgrimage centre and the presiding deity Lord Srinivasa in his standing posture invites the Bhakta's and by placing his left hand at the waist signifies that the Ocean of Samsara is only knee deep and by his Vaikunta Hasta directed towards His Feet tells them, that Moksha lies at His feet.
The entire surrounding is saturated with happiness and joy and the dome over the Garbha griha is rightly called as the ANANDA NILAYA VIMANA. Just as we have seen many Royal personages associating themselves with the renovation of temples, construction of Vimanas in other places, we have many inscriptions ranging from the 51st year of reign of Ko-Vijaya-Dantivikrama Varman28 ofPallava line (about 839 A.C.) to the kaliyuga year 5010, kilaka (1909 A.D. )which give a long list of persons who have done the Vimana Kaimkarya at the Ananda Nilaya Vimana.
Some of these inscriptions besides registering the donations made by several persons, registers military achievements and wars which are of great historic value. The various inscriptions relating to the Ananda Nilaya Vimana show that whenever they (Kings) were successful in their campaigns or whenever their owes were fulfilled, they used to show their gratitude to the Lord by way of effecting repairs to the already existing temples, constructing new ones, making endowments in the form of lands and jewels. And the Garbha griha being the most sacred and most important part of the temple, it was considered that the building of the Vimana or renovating it was considered as very sacred and would please Him and thereby invoke His blessings. Hence the Royal benefactors undertook the work of Gold-guilding of the Ananda Nilaya Vimana at the Srinivasa Temple at Tirumala.
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