 The stupa's "harmika", or fence like structure built atop the "anda" mound, has been lost.The stupa's southern gateway was initially considered the most important, though the construction of four smaller stupas (termed G7, G8, S7, Q1) to the west of the stupa indicate that this then likely became the preferred entrance for those performing circambulation.Later constructions around the "Eastern Avenue" then shifted the preferred route for circambulation to the eastern side of the stupa.