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Kakardahi, Baghpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

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Pond & Mandap White marble, on a stage in the pond

A round pavilion with a dome, reached by a causeway from the bank. Its open floor is for varmala and other ceremonies.

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The white marble mandap on its stage in the pond, reached by a railed causeway, as the day turns to dusk
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In short

The mandap at Fun & Wonder Water Park & Resort, Kakardahi, Baghpur, Kanpur, is a white marble pavilion with a dome, on a stage in the estate's pond, reached by a causeway. Its open floor under the dome is for varmala and other wedding ceremonies.

White marble
the dome and the side railing
A causeway
from the bank to the stage
Varmala
and other ceremonies on the open floor

The approach

From the bank, to under the dome.

  1. The white marble mandap on its stage in the pond by day, reached by a railed causeway; a yellow and a blue pedal boat moored at the railing in front
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    From the bank

    The mandap stands on its stage in the pond, joined to the bank by a railed causeway.

  2. Inside the white marble mandap by day: carved pillars on a circle, the open floor under the dome and the pond all round
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    Under the dome

    Carved marble pillars stand on a circle round the open floor, with the pond on every side.

  3. Inside the white marble mandap at blue hour, its arches hung with rose and jasmine garlands; brass lamps, the lit pond and the far bank beyond
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    Dressed for the varmala

    Rose and jasmine garlands on the arches, brass lamps, and the lit pond beyond.

  4. Floating diyas and rose petals on the pond at night, leading to the lit mandap on its stage
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    After dark

    Floating diyas and rose petals on the water, leading to the lit mandap.

The place

A pond, a causeway, and the mandap.

The causeway runs from the bank to the stage; on the stage stands the mandap.

The pond
A causeway from the bank to a stage
The mandap
A dome and a side railing of white marble
Round the pond
A white marble railing, with a narrow black path outside it
The open floor
For varmala and other ceremonies
Looking along the railed white causeway across the pond to the domed marble mandap
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What it hosts

For the varmala, and other ceremonies.

The open floor under the dome is for varmala and other ceremonies, with the pond all round.

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The mandap at dusk, dressed for a wedding: marigold arches, a lit fire on a red carpet and the lamp-lit pond beyond
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The mandap at dusk, dressed for a wedding
Inside the mandap at dusk: rose and jasmine garlands on a silver tray with a lit diya, carved marble pillars and the lamp-lit pond beyond
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Garlands for the varmala

Dressed for the day

Marble, water and lamps.

The white marble mandap on the pond at blue hour, its lamps lit and doubled in the water
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The mandap at blue hour
The pond on Diwali night: diyas along the railings and the causeway, lamps floating on the water, the mandap lit at its centre and the hotel beyond
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The pond on Diwali night
A carved white marble pillar and cusped arch of the mandap, the railed pond and the hotel's front beyond
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The mandap's marble pillar and arch
White marble with fine gold veins, close up
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White marble, close up
Close to still water, the sky and clouds lying on its surface
The still water of the pond

Questions

Asked before a visit.

  • A white marble pavilion with a dome and a side railing, on a stage in the pond.

  • The open floor under the dome is for varmala and other ceremonies.

  • By a causeway from the bank of the pond.

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A carved white marble arch and pillar of the mandap framing the pond, the lawn gazebo and the hotel beyond
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A carved arch of the mandap, framing the pond