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Maṇḍapas are both temples and residential buildings:
Taita(-ti)lānāṁ dvi-jātīnāṁ varṇānāṁ vāsa-yogyakam। (2).
The general comparative measurement of the maṇḍapas is discussed at the beginning. This is followed by the measurement and other descriptions of (ii) the bhitti (wall), (iii) balcony (alinda), (iv) prapā (alms-house), and (v) the form of the maṇḍapas (lines 3-4).
Seven maṇḍapas are, as stated, built in front of the prāsāda or the main edifice (157). They are technically called Himaja, Nishadaja, Vijaya, Mālyaja, Pāriyātra, Gandhamādana and Hema-kūṭa (163-156). Various parts of these,