▁above ▁the ▁gar b h ag ri ha ▁or ▁San ct um ▁san ctor um ▁in ▁a ▁H indu ▁temple . ▁ ▁The ▁tower ing ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁de ities ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁v iman am . ▁These ▁do ▁not ▁assume ▁as ▁much ▁significance ▁as ▁the ▁outer ▁g op ur ams ▁( gate way ▁to wers ), ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁tem ples ▁where ▁the ▁v iman ams ▁are ▁as ▁famous ▁as ▁the ▁temple ▁complex ▁- ▁K anka ▁sab ai ▁( G old en ▁stage ) ▁at ▁Th illa i ▁N atar aja ▁Temple , ▁Ch id amb aram ▁covered ▁with ▁golden ▁pl ates ▁and ▁the ▁An anda ▁Nil ay am ▁v iman am ▁of ▁the ▁Tir um ala ▁V enk ates w ara ▁Temple ▁are ▁examples . ▁ ▁P rak aram ▁ ▁A ▁P rak aram ( T amil : ப ி ர க ா ர ம ் , ▁S ansk rit : प ् र ा क ा र म ▁), ▁also ▁sp elled ▁Prag aram ▁or ▁Prag aar am ) ▁in ▁Indian ▁architecture ▁is ▁an ▁outer ▁par th ▁around ▁the ▁H indu ▁temple ▁san ct um . ▁ ▁These ▁may ▁be ▁en closed ▁or ▁open ▁and ▁are ▁typically ▁en closed ▁for ▁the ▁inner ▁most ▁p rak aram . ▁ ▁Typ ically ▁a ▁H indu ▁Temple ▁ ▁prayer ▁hall ▁is ▁built ▁ ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁temple ' s ▁ ▁san ct um ▁san ctor um ▁( gar b h ag ri ha ) ▁in ▁the ▁first