mantapa
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mantapa
< Hindi maṇḍap < Sanskrit maṇḍapa
Example Sentences
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The accompanying sketch, in which a Missionary is preaching, was taken near the entrance to the town of Goobbe, close to the ‘Mantapa’ in front of ‘Goobbe-Appa’s’ temple.
From Project Gutenberg
A mantapa is an open temple, or halting-place for an idol on procession days.
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