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Srirangam Gayathri mantapa.

Just before the sanctum is a mantapa known as the Gayathri mantapa for it has 24 pillars corresponding to the 24 aksharas of the Gayathri the vimana coverin g this is the Pranava akara. The kalasas on the Pranavakara vimana represents the vyahutis. Just by visiting the temple one is blessed for he stands before the Lord in the Gayathri mantapa to have the darshan of the Lord so even if he does not recite the Gayathri he is blessed.

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arjuna uvAcha
kiM nu nAma sahasrANi japate cha punaH punaH |
yAni nAmAni divyAni tAni chAchakShva keshava || 1||
shrIbhagavAnuvAcha
matsyaM kUrmaM varAhaM cha vAmanaM cha janArdanam |
govindaM puNDarIkAkShaM mAdhavaM madhusUdanam || 2||
padmanAbhaM sahasraakShaM vanamAliM halAyudham |
govardhanaM hR^iShIkeshaM vaikuNThaM puruShottamam || 3||
vishvarUpaM vAsudevaM rAmaM nArAyaNaM harim |
dAmodaraM shrIdharaM cha vedA~NgaM garuDadhvajam || 4||
anantaM kR^iShNagopAlaM japato nAsti pAtakam |
gavAM koTipradAnasya ashvamedhashatasya cha || 5||
kanyAdAnasahasraaNAM phalaM prApnoti mAnavaH |
amAyAM vA paurNamAsyAmekAdashyAM tathaiva cha || 6||
sandhyAkAle smarennityaM prAtaHkAle tathaiva cha |
madhyAhne cha japannityaM sarvapApaiH pramuchyate || 7||

Happiness.

pure of soul.