Sanskrit · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Mandir

मंदिर

said man-dir

also written: Mandar

Meaning

A Hindu temple, the house of worship of an image of a deity.

Literally: dwelling, abode

Usage & notes

In cross-faith Urdu verse the mandir stands beside the masjid as the shared vocabulary of Indian devotion.

Related words

An idol-temple; a house of idols and false worship.

The bell or conch sounded in a church or temple to call worshippers.

A Brahmin or Hindu priest; in Persianate poetry the idol-temple's keeper, a counterpart to the Muslim cleric.