South of the church, along the main road to Ig, and just north of the village core, is an open chapel-shrine.
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Since most indigenous peoples could not read or write, the churches and open chapels were painted with Biblical scenes in order to evangelize through the images.
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Another advantage the open chapel / atrium arrangement afforded was that it had similarities to the old teocallis, or sacred precincts of pre-Hispanic temples.
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Other structures include an open chapel, built about 1945 and a series of privies associated with cabins 00, 2, 4, 5 and 6.
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These two open chapels bring in tourist from all over the world who are visiting Mexico to get a glimpse of the religious history the land has seen.
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On its saints day, the town of Otumba lays out a carpet of flower petals on the open chapel with the interior of simple design and murals.
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The open chapel here was used not only for Mass, but also for plays, music dance and other events designed to explain and reinforce the faith.
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Above the porter�a, there are two windows, and the remains of the pilasters of an arch that corresponds to the open chapel, which was like a balcony.
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The small open chapel, or chapel of the Indians is located on the upper part of the wall between the church and the main portal to the cloister area.
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The most important feature of the open chapels was to allow the largest number of people possible to congregate in front of a single altar and have that altar visible to all.
