Choultry

In Telugu and Tamil chaawadi, [tsavadi, chau, Skt. chatur, 'four,' vata, 'road, a place where four roads meet]. Alternatively, it is derived from chatra (छत्र) which means "umbrella, cover", or 'shraaya (श्राय) which means shelter. The word satram (సత్రం, സത്രം) is used for such buildings in the Telugu states and in Kerala and chhatra (ಛತ್ರ) in Kannada. In West India the form used is chowry or chowree (Dakhan. chaori). A pillared hall, a shed, or a simple loggia, used by travellers as a resting-place. ==Other usages==

In South India, especially in Karnataka a choultry can also denote a Hindu wedding hall. ==Gallery==

File:A Choultry, Or Place Of Worship Carved Out Of The Rock of Tritchinopoly. - British Library X768 2(8).jpg|A Madurai Hindu temple choultry File:1806 painting of Srirangam from across the river, a Hindu temple pilgrim rest house choultry on right, Tamil Nadu India.jpg|A Srirangam temple choultry File:Raja Tirumala Nayak Choultry at Madurai Hindu temple, a pilgrim traveler rest house.jpg|A choultry built during the Nayaka dynasty rule in Tamil Nadu ==See also==