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south of this, so that the interval has formed a sort of gate¬ 
way or approach to the main temple within, may be traced 
the remains of another building, which is however now 
occupied by the arched and spreading stem of a shady kiara 
or ficus tree. It appears to have been wholly constructed of 
brick. After scrambling up a heap of rubbish and ruins, 
overgrown with rank weeds, you descend, as it were, into the 
body of the tree, and which has been the body of the building, 
which the ficus has grown round, and holding in its treacher¬ 
ous grasp has disrupted by inserting its rootlets into the 
materials. The bricks, it was said, had been frequently 
carried away for modern purposes, but entangled in the roots 
both around and overhead, patches are still seen hanging. 
In front, or to the west of this, are two large images of Gate¬ 
keepers, resembling those found at Chardi Sewu andPlansan; 
and further out than these, but somewhat in a hollow or on 
lower ground, are two similar statues, only much bigger. 
They are each cut out of a single block of rock, are in a halt 
kneeling position, armed with, a club, with prominent features, 
and hair hanging in ringlets on the shoulders: they are both 
standing on their pedestals, but somewhat inclined and about 
one-third buried in the earth. This has probably formed the 
outermost vestibule of the group of buildingS. 
Returning towards the temple, on the left, are two oblong 
platforms elevated about three feet from the ground, built 
round with hewn stone, which in both cases are embellished with 
sculpture, much in the same style as on the main building, re¬ 
presenting human actions, with various fruit trees often intro¬ 
duced. Steps lead up to these at intervals, which appear to 
have formed the basements of halls of audience or assembly. 
As there are no trace of walls having ever risen from the sides, 
it is probable that they were covered with roofs supported with 
pillars of wood, and may have served for congregating together 
to perform religious ceremonies, or even have borne the dwel¬ 
lings of the priests in charge of the temple. The larger of the 
two platforms extends from near the small temple with inscrip¬ 
tion over the door, in a north east direction upwards of 50 feet; 
the smaller one is to the west of this, and supposing the whole 
group to have been surrounded by a wall, they would be placed 
in the first area, on entering the enclosure, past the two gi¬ 
gantic gatekeepers. 
A little to the east of the larger platform, and a trifle nearer 
the main temple than that with the inscription over the door way, 
is another small isolated building, without however any interior 
cell or apartment, being solid. It is of hewn stone and rather 
dilapidated, also partially ornamented with sculpture, amongst 
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