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West of the square temple and adjoining the E & W avenue on its south side is a high well preserved building which presents a problem as to its purpose - It has the form of a great exedra nearly 30 metres broad, two wings, in the form of curtain walls project in parallel lines from the structure at the back which consists of a lofty, broad exedra, semicircular in form and semidomed - with niches on either side of it. The lines of the rear wall then break out at an obtuse angle with tall arched openings on either side and then turn again to form right angles with the projecting wings. The wings are provided on the interior with 2 stories of 2 niches each and every available space in the rear wall is occupied by statue niches.
The entire space enclosed by the wings is filled with native mud houses and the people have so filled the rooms in the structure with dividing walls of mud and their rubbish that it is impossible to determine their