These too are to be used only after they are offered to God. The Vimana over the Sanctum. Ardhamandap in front of the Sanctum. Prakaras arond the Sanctum. 5. The Gopura, the main gateway of the temple.
Indian temple is only a reflection of the physical form of the human body.
The macrocosm is reflected in the microcosm. The great cosmos is reflected in the human body. The parts of a temple are identical with the parts of the human body. The vimana is the head, the Sanctum is the neck, the front mandap is the stomach, the prakara walls are the legs, the gopura is the feet and the Lord in the Sanctum is the Soul or the Jiva of the body. There are several versions regarding the comparison of the parts of a temple with the various centres or parts of a body.