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Professor Elliot Smith disagrees with Dr. Gann and emphatically declares that the causeway that has been found was not built for the purposes of human sacrifices. There are similar causeways in Cambodia, ‘which were designed purely for ceremonial purposes.’ They may represent the circumambulatory path (*pradakshiṇa*) which is a common feature of Hindu architecture frequently referred to in the *Mānasāra* and other *Śilpa-śāstras*.