It became an important place of pilgrimage, adorned with numerous shrines, stupas and monasteries.
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There are hundreds of miniature votive stupas decorated with lotus petals and beaded tassels.
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The rock cut carving includes 62 caves spread over the hill consisting stupas, chaityas, pillows and benches.
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Thestupais one of the world's tallest monuments, standing at and with a circumference of.
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These circular shrines enclosed stupas of smaller size and had wooden pillars right round.
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The gold seen on thestupais made of genuine gold plates, covering the brick structure and attached by traditional rivets.
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Faxian describes the four great stupas as being adorned with precious substances.
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Many of the caves have a central pillar design whereby pilgrims may circumambulate around a central column which is a representation of thestupa.
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The first circular platform has 32 stupas, the second 24 and the third 16, which adds up to 72 stupas.
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Guard railsconsisting of posts, crossbars, and a copingbecame a feature of safety surrounding astupa.
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This two terracedstupais cruciform on plan and about 15 metres high from the ground level.
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It has revealed a huge square monastery with a cruciformstupain its centre, a library building and cluster of votive stupas.
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The pagoda consists of simple undecorated pedestal slabs and three-storystupaeach of which has five stepped eaves and truncated roofs.
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Thestupawas not removed, but all buildings on the land were razed.
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The completedstupawould have been the largest in the world at.
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