mantapa or man·tap·pa [muhn-tuh-puh] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a porch or vestibule of a Brahman temple.
Origin of mantapa Hindi maṇḍap Sanskrit maṇḍapa Also called chaori. Examples from the Web for mantapa Historical Examples of mantapa
A mantapa is an open temple, or halting-place for an idol on procession days.
Thomas Hodson