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Another type of later temples, dating from the fifteenth century, ‘consists of a lofty square pedestal, which recalls the lower portion of the celebrated temple at Bodh-Gaya. The pedestal is subdivided into five storeys by string courses, each storey enriched with arcaded niches containing statues of Buddha, the whole crowned with five square *dagobas*, the centre one with thirteen projecting eaves.’²