mantapa
or man·tap·pa
[ muhn-tuh-puh ]
/ ˈmʌn tə pə /
noun
a porch or vestibule of a Brahman temple.
Words nearby mantapa
Origin of mantapa
< Hindi maṇḍap < Sanskrit maṇḍapa
Also called chaori.
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Examples from the Web for mantapa
A mantapa is an open temple, or halting-place for an idol on procession days.
Old Daniel|Thomas Hodson