MANTAPA Definition & Meaning

mantapa

or ��·�ٲ��·�貹

[ muhn-tuh-puh ]

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noun

a porch or vestibule of a Brahman temple.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of mantapa¹

< Hindi ��ṇḍ�� < Sanskrit ��ṇḍ��a

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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.

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A mantapa is an open temple, or halting-place for an idol on procession days.

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