Glossary Term
Risk: Medium- Approved rendering
- मण्डली
- Transliteration
- maṇḍalī
- Rejected alternatives
- मन्दिर, मठ
Church
Never मन्दिर (Hindu temple) and never मठ (a monastic institution attached to a particular deity or guru lineage, common across Mithila’s Shaiva and Vaishnava centers). मण्डली names the local congregation.
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