Vithalla is a large temple complex featuring a stunning 100-column hall, a large chariot-shaped shrine and several mandapas.
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Today, the number of tourists visiting the temple complex is growing exponentially, rising from 7, 638 in 1993 to 239, 091 in 2001.
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Art historians at the University of Chicago have digitally recreated another Buddhist cave temple complex at Xiangtangshan in northern China, where many of the site's original sculptures have been lost or removed.
Angkor Wat, a temple complex in Cambodia, and the Inca fortress of Machu Picchu in Peru (pictured above) are often cited as places of world-historical importance where a vast influx of tourists may be causing serious damage.
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After meeting up with the archeologist guide, visitors take a cycling tour (bikes are provided) through the temple complex and north toward the south gate of Angkor Thom, to check out the centerpiece of this ancient city, the Bayon temple.
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Anyone can receive a blessing from the temple elephant, Lakshmi. (After you give her a 100-rupee note, she whacks you gratefully on the head.) But train passengers have a special advantage: You go back at night to Hampi's central Vittala Temple complex, a compound of intricately sculpted halls with rows of pillars and the central stone chariot that gives the train its name.
Looting has been reported throughout the archaeological site, including in the Temple of Bel complex, the stately colonnaded avenue, the Camp of Diocletian, and the Valley of the Tombs.
The girls were joined at the temple, making it less complex than the Egyptian twins who were joined at the top of their heads.
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Buildings on either side of the complex remained intact: a temple behind it was completely unharmed, and fragile paper lanterns hanging from its roof were dusty but undamaged.
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The gilded temple was not badly damaged, but the bazaar behind the complex was leveled.
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In order to accommodate ordinance workers from out-oftown, the Church purchased a 44-unit apartment complex for them to live in, located in Kensington about a mile from the Temple.
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