Well, here we are. Definitely far from home. Angkor Wat is THE temple in
Cambodia, the most well made and most famous. It is a Hindu temple, but
many gods crossover into Buddhism and are still worshipped today.
Here's Vishnu, much restored and in modern garb--one of the first things
most people see past the moat.
A rare photo at a usually hectic entrance
.
The temple and a reservoir still used today.
One
of many great things about Angkor Wat is the huge reliefs telling the
epic battle in the Ramayana of demons vs. monkeys. The monkeys are
obviously winning. I had to enhance the photos like crazy to see the
reliefs, the rock is very flat. Here's my favorite, Garuda taking out 4
horsed riders at once and Hanuman beating up two lions.
Another
wall of reliefs, new to me, showed various levels of heaven and hell.
This guy had it the worst, only an adulterer. He's literally getting
nailed.
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