ridge and 9 km away by a paved road. Based on a balance between
             squares and circles, straight lines and curves, and planes and globular
             shapes, the grotto is structured in a perfect harmony. The 38 figures
             carved on the wall of the chamber are all masterpieces. The Sokkuram was
             modeled after the stone cave temples of china, but in china these were cut
             into the face of natural rock cliffs, whereas the Sokkuram is a man-made
             stone grotto designed as a setting for the worship of a principal statue
             of Buddha. The Sokkuram has a rectangular ante chamber and a circular
             interior chamber with a domed ceiling f
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