Hyderabad, Feb. 23 -- Telangana chief minister A Revath Reddy on Sunday, February 23 unveiled the gold-plated 'Vimana Gopuram' of Lord Lakshminarasimha Swamy temple in Telangana's Yadagirigutta.

The gold-plated Vimanagopuram stands at a height of 50.5 feet. It was considered the tallest "Vimana Gopuram" built over the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. It was gold-plated on all sides, similar to the Lord Venkateshwara Swamy temple of Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh.

Tirumala deity's gopuram, Ananda Nilayam, stands 33 feet tall.

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