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or a mount of god, while it is normally placed in front of the ratha). In the two storeys above the ground floors (above the cornices) oblong gabled shrines and square corner shrines are seen which are interlinked by a cloister all around the edge. On the west side, which is gabled, carvings seen are
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Simha Vahana on the back side of the Nakula Sahadeva Ratha
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962:Abram, David; Edwards, Nick (1 February 2004).
673:"The Rathas, monolithic [Mamallapuram]"
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