 Further into the temple are altars and recesses in the walls; outside of the temple was a crypt used for initiating members into the cult.It also features a large room - called an E"kklesiasterion -" at the back of the sanctuary, which functioned as a gathering area for the members of the cult to participate in rituals.Next to the Ekklesiasterion was the sacrarium, which stored the temple's prized objects.