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While waiting for passes, we moved closer to both Finally, with photo pass in hand, we entered the
temples to shoot exteriors. Up close, we could see smaller temple. Here walls were covered with reliefs
that time and elements had taken a toll on the statues depicting love and war, and we couldn’t help but wish
and that details enjoyed at other temples were long Mohamed were with us, explaining them in detail. Our
lost. But we had to admit, the scale of the sculptures current guide was nowhere to be seen as we admired
grew more impressive as we moved toward the en- the tall statues inside, thankfully shaded from the sun.
trances. To his credit, he did recount a fascinating story about

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