mandapam

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A form of mandapa — A pillared hall or porch fronting a Hindu temple. It may be attached or detached from the building.

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Meanings

nounmandapam (plural mandapams)

plural mandapams

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mandapa.

    Red strings tied to some of the vessels led up to the ceiling and across the room to the mini-shrines called mandapams, each of which housed statues of gods.

    2008 May 26, Andy Newman, “Breathing Life Into Gods, and Into a Hindu Temple”, in New York Times
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APA

mandapam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandapam

MLA

“mandapam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandapam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mandapam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandapam.

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