ardhamandapa

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noun

A half-open entrance porch on a Hindu temple.

OriginSanskrit अर्धमंडप →
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Meanings

nounardhamandapa (plural ardhamandapas)

plural ardhamandapas

  1. HinduismA half-open entrance porch on a Hindu temple.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअर्धमंडप“half-open hall”
  2. Englishardhamandapa

Sanskrit अर्धमंडप (ardhamaṃḍapa, “half-open hall”)

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