mandapa

Meaning

Noun

• A pillared hall or porch fronting a Hindu temple. It may be attached or detached from the building.
• A temporary platform or sacred tent used for a wedding or other religious ceremony.

Origin

• Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डप, मण्टप, a non-native word likely from the same source as मठ. Probably derived via Hindi मंडप or another New Indo-Aryan language.