Question

what was the function of the mandapa​

Answer 1

Answer:

In the Hindu temple the mandapa is a porch-like structure through the  (ornate gateway) and leading to the temple. It is used for religious dancing and music and is part of the basic temple compound. The prayer hall was generally built in front of the temple's sanctum sanctorum

Answer 2

Answer:

It ia a porch-like structure through the (gopuram) (ornate gateway) and leading to the temple.

Explanation:

It is used for religious dancing and music and it is part of the basic temple compound. The prayer hasll was generally built in front of the temple's sanctum sanctorum(garbhagriha).