Antarala (Sanskrit: अन्तराल; lit. 'intermediate space') is a small antechamber or foyer between the garbhagriha (shrine) and the mandapa, more typical of north Indian temples.
Antarala are commonly seen in Chalukyan Style temples, in which the vimana and the mandapa are connected through the antarala.1
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- "Architecture on the Indian Subcontinent - Glossary". Retrieved 26 January 2007.
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