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(4) "Ardha-maṇḍapa: the enclosed building in front of a shrine." (Chalukyan architecture, Rea, p. 37. Arch. Surv. New. Imp. Series, vol. XXI). The detatched building, sometimes open and sometimes enclosed, in front of a shrine, is generally called the Mukha-maṇḍapa (the pavilion in front of the shrine).