of their technical prowess these systems allow them to harvest rice three times a year. the temples of encore are all surrounded by wide moats symbolizing ancient mythological oceans in the center of the earth stands the mountain of nehru poll of the forces of the universe and seat of the gods the temple symbolizes this mountain. the irrigation systems were also used for the religious ceremonies held in the hundreds of temples that. in the eleventh century that was the central shrine of the canary capital here to the path leading to the pyramid a representation of the holy mountain passes over