maṇṭapam (p. 341) s. A hall, or shed, open on one side and connected with a temple, கோயில்மண்டபம். 2. A public, resting place, a choultry, சத்திரம். 3. A temporary saloon, or open shed, adorned with leaves and flowers, for festive occasions--as a marriage, செய்மண்டபம். W. p. 633. MAN'DAPA. 4. [prov. for மண்டலம்.] Squares or compartments in mystic diagrams. ஆயிரக்கால்மண்டபம், s. A thousandpillared choultry, in various temples. மண்டபச்செலவு, v. noun. Expense of cloth, and other adornings, at a festival. மண்டபப்படி, s. Expense of bringing an idol to the மண்டபம், for a day. 2. Arrangement of pots, fruits, &c, as decorations of the squares. 32) *