Mahamandapa

The mahamandapa is an architectural
feature found in the Khajuraho variation of the Nagara architectural style.
Usually found in northern India, the
Nagara style emphasizes verticality, with
the whole temple building culminating
in a single highest point; in the
Khajuraho variant, the entire structure
gradually leads up to the central tower,
as foothills lead up to the mountains,
with the peak of this central tower
directly over the temple’s primary
image. In this style, the mahamandapa
is the name for the temple’s main
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Mahamandapa
Mahant Bhagwan Das, renowned sadhu, attends the Kumbha Mela religious festival in Allahabad.
entrance-hall, which was separated
from the main sanctuary (garbhagrha)
by a short vestibule named the antarala.