THE TEMPLE OF SRI PADMANABHA

The mandapa was also used for feeding a large number of Brahmins every day. At the four points of this oblong corridor, but not connected with it, stand four stone plat forms, from which people witness the God's procession during the important festivals in the temple.

Impressive Stone Sculptures

"They are used on ordinary days for the reading of the Puranas or the recital of Puranic stories on special occasions by a class of people called chakkiars. On the south of the southern part of the corridor is a house dedicated to the performance of the Chief State ceremonies. North of the oblong is the cooking apartment of the feeding house attached to the temple.

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