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The temple is a high & unique five- tiered sandstone pyramid. In contrast to those of the 9th & 10th centuries, the plan is rectangular rather than square, with the superimposed upper tiers almost constant in height, so that the view of the top was not obscured by the galleries that surround the 1st, 3rd & 5th tiers. The outer gallery of the 3rd enclosure has almost entirely disappeared. Its materials have been used to reconstruct the outline of the enormous & almost shapeless reclining Buddha on the western face of the upper levels.
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