The prosperous city grew in size and grandeur, and became a cosmopolitan center for religious and secular studies.
Its population was reduced to a village that remained amongst the ruins of the once larger city.
The old capital continued to be a pilgrimage destination but pilgrimage was focused only on the most prominent temples.
Others were consumed by natural calamities, such as earthquakes.
In present day, only a few dozen temples are regularly up kept.
