Mandap

The stage, known as mandap, of course reminded many of the chuppa. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Once the wedding rituals are done with, guests head for lunch in a shaded 'mandap', sitting in long, orderly lines that extend from one end to the other. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The best part about this expensively-mounted film-it goes by at a clip, except towards the end when it gets all emotional, and starts inching towards the altar (no 'mandap', this is Hollywood, remember?). ❋ Unknown (2009)

They had themselves a "Hindu style" wedding with a mandap in the middle of the Ranthambhore tiger reserve in 2010. ❋ Sandip Roy (2012)

Then all went in to the sabha mandap to celebrate the wedding of Lord Venkateshwara. ❋ Anjali (2007)

We gathered in the temple sabha mandap and two under twelve boys sang devotional songs and stotra. ❋ Anjali (2007)

We were squeezed into the mandap and I was gasping for air. ❋ Anjali (2007)

The groom then pulls down the marriage mandap on them selves by using one hand at the brides house and using two hands on the house. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The girl is very excited and is rushing towards the mandap. ❋ Bureau News (2010)

His men carried bundles of crisp, 500 rupee notes which they distributed to the band while Raj walked to the lavishly decorated mandap for the pheras which was done in the Bunt style with Shilpa looking every inch the South Indian bride. ❋ Unknown (2010)

From here the pair walked to a specially designed mandap, a gazebo style structure used in all Indian weddings, and sat on ornate thrones as a Hindu priest, known as a pandit, performed the ceremony. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The actor then read out his father's poems in the manners of the late poet as the audience, which tumbled out of the mandap in thousands, listened in rapt attention and clapped thunderously. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But when will he don the sehra himself, we ask. “Mujhe mandap mein baithne se darr lagta hai, †laughs Yuvraj, before clarifying, “I have no plans (of getting married) at the moment. ❋ Unknown (2010)