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mandir

British  
/ ˈmʌndɪə /

noun

  1. a Hindu or Jain temple

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of mandir

Hindi, from Sanskrit mandira

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Thanks to Bramadesam, the temple is the only mandir with an active following on TikTok.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2023

These recordings led me to visit her Sai Anantam Ashram to better understand her music and teachings and to sing her music in the mandir.

From New York Times Sep. 7, 2022

"Justice should be equal for all, they have broken parts of the mosque and not touched the mandir," he said through the mosque's gate, referring to the nearby Hindu temple.

From Reuters Apr. 21, 2022

I had to be at the Maa Danteshwari mandir in Dantewara, Chhattisgarh, at any of four given times on two given days.

From The Guardian Mar. 27, 2010

Swami Amalananda, 54, whose name means "taking joy in the immaculate, "is building a small stone church at Deshunur in the style of the Hindu temple, the mandir.

From Time Magazine Archive

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