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constructed during the
reign of Rajendravarman (944-968)
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recalls one of the rituals of cremation in which the silhouette of
the body of the deceased, outlined with its ashes, is successively
represented according to different orientations. Some archeologists
believe that the large vat located at the base of the east stairway
to the central area was used at cremations." Dawn Rooney |
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