mandapa
nounUK /ˈmʌndəpə/
Etymology Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डप (maṇḍapa), मण्टप (maṇṭapa, “pavilion, mandapa”), a non-native word likely from the same source as मठ (maṭha, “hut, hermit's cottage”). Probably also borrowed from Hindi मंडप (maṇḍap) or another New Indo-Aryan language.
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Architecture India, South A pillared hall or porch fronting a Hindu temple. It may be attached or detached from the building.
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India, South Asia A temporary platform or sacred tent used for a wedding or other religious ceremony.
- She led the way inside the house to the mandap.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 44:
- When she takes her place next to Lakshaya at the wedding mandap, both of them smile at each other.2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 284: