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'Between the Veli-maṇḍapam or outer court and the great Vimāna, there is a three-storeyed building joining them together, called Mele-maṇḍapam, covering the transverse aisle between the north and south entrances by which the shrine is approached. This portico or transept is designed and completed in keeping with the grand scale and style of the Vimāna.'—(Gaṅgai-Koṇḍapuram Śaiva temple, *Ind. Ant.*, Vol. IX, p. 118, c. 1.)