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As excavations continued in 1963-64, they again confirmed that the whole complex had been destroyed by fire. Overlying the debris was noticed a new building activity in which the original door was blocked by a brick wall and a new entrance, approached by brick staircase, was provided. This may have been the work of some devout who wanted to continue worship by some sort of building activity over the destroyed remains, but who had no resources for major repairs nor possibly had the circumstances in the favour, as the site was subsequently abandoned. Four terracotta sealings were recovered from a pit resting over the wall of Terrace, of which three read ‘Sri-Vataparata’ (probably hill of Bateshwarsthan), the fourth remaining undeciphered. Terracotta plaques representing various scenes such as Buddha in meditation, lady in toilet, riders, etc. were found fixed on the walls of terrace which also interestingly included the figure of a half-male and half-female, possibly representing Ardhanarisvara. In 1965-66, several other antiquities were found during the clearance-work of the north-western quadrant of the site, including a drain. The inner as well as outer walls of Terrace showed terracotta plaques representing various scenes such as Buddha in bhumi-sparsa-mudra, dharmachakra-pravartana-mudra, Dhyani-Buddhas, deities like Padmapani and warriors and ladies in various postures.
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