pandal

[ pan-dl ]

/ ˈpæn dl /

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(in India) a temporary shed, especially one used for public meetings.

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First recorded in 1710–20, pandal is from the Tamil word pantal

On the first day, a pandal (booth) is set up, and supported on twelve posts.
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The mana is then placed, with the cloth near it, on a grass mat in the inner pandal.
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She next twists off a cocoanut from a bunch hanging at a corner of the pandal.
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A bundle of paddy, or a basket filled therewith, is brought to the pandal.
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During her absence, the barber performs pūja to Ganapathi in the pandal.
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