Vimana (disambiguation)

Vimana (disambiguation): Vimana may mean:
*Vimanam, the distinctive pyramidical roof-towers of south Indian temples
*Vimana, the "flying chariot" of the Sanskrit epics.
**In most modern Indian languages, the word "vimāna", "vimān" means aircraft.
**"Biman" is the same word in the Bengali language and is Bengali for "airplane", and is the national airline of Bangladesh.
*The Buddhist book Vimānavatthu (Pali for "Vimāna Stories") uses the word "vimāna" to mean "a small piece of text used as the inspiration for a Buddhist sermon".
*The adytum of a Rama Temple.
*Vimanapura is a suburb of Bangalore in India. The very busy Airport Road, Bangalore goes through it.
*Viman Nagar is a suburb of Pune.
*Vímana was a seminal (but unsuccessful) Brazilian progressive rock band of the seventies.
*Vimana is the sanctum of a Hindu temple where the deity is enshrined.

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