Vahanamandapa, Vāhanamaṇḍapa, Vahana-mandapa: 1 definition

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Vahanamandapa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: Shodhganga: Temples of Salem region Up to 1336 AD

Vāhanamaṇḍapa (वाहनमण्डप) is a pavilion built for the vehicle or mount of the presiding deity of the temple. The Texts do not mention anything about the construction of vāhanamaṇḍapa as such. But they do mention that the vāhana of the presiding deity should be installed in a particular plot of the temple complex. But the architects of the temples have provided an attractive maṇḍapa for the vāhanas of the god to suit the ambience of the temple.

The vāhanamaṇḍapa are of two types. They are

  1. nandimaṇḍapa,
  2. garudamaṇḍapa.

The nandimaṇḍapas are always open pavilions while the garuḍamaṇḍapas are always closed shrine-like structures. Both the types of vāhanamaṇḍapa are built on an elevated plinth consisting of different types of mouldings. Some are even built on an upapīṭha.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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