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[[File:Chunar Garh swarn mandap.jpg|thumbnail|Sonwa Mandap in 2015]]<br />
'''Sonwa Mandap''' is an open-air [[pavilion]] in [[Mirzapur district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is one of the four notable buildings within [[Chunar Fort]].<ref name="VarmaGazetteers">{{cite book|last=Varma|first=Uma|title=Uttar Pradesh State Gazetteer: Social services, culture, places of interest|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ixFuAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=11 November 2012|publisher=Government of Uttar Pradesh, Department of District Gazetteers|pages=1994–2001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=TL|first=Prabhu|title=Majestic Monuments of India: Ancient Indian Mega Structures|publisher=Nestfame Creations|year=2019|location=India}}</ref> Its 28 [[Column|pillars]] are in the Hindu style of architecture.<ref name="Eicher2002">{{cite book|title=Good Earth Varanasi City Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NviJaunGDJMC&pg=PA182|accessdate=11 November 2012|year=2002|publisher=Eicher Goodearth Limited|isbn=978-81-87780-04-5|pages=182–}}</ref> <br />
[[File:Sonwamahal.jpg|thumbnail|The pillars of the Sonwa Mandap in 2008]]<br />
An engraving on its [[mehrab]] is believed to be filled with gold. Sonwa Mandap has four gates and a tunnel at the front yard of the building. It is mentioned{{by whom|date=August 2016}} that in 1333 AD, princess Sonwa, daughter of Sandeva, a [[Nepal]]i king, came here frequently to take baths in the [[Ganga River]] through this tunnel. The access is from the fort. A [[Stepwell|bawdi]] measuring {{Convert|17|ft}} diameter and of nearly {{Convert|200|ft}} depth contains perennial water, its source connected to the Ganga River. It is also mentioned that princess Sonwa used this well for her ablutions. Bhartri Nath's [[samadhi]] is located at the back of this monument{{by whom|date=August 2016}} where religious ceremonies are conducted.<ref name=Mirza>{{Cite web|url=http://mirzapur.nic.in/chunar.htm|title=Mirzapur|accessdate=8 November 2012|publisher=Official web site of the district by National Informatics Center|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222112432/http://mirzapur.nic.in/chunar.htm|archivedate=22 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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