This photo journal, the last in the Angkor set, features 2 more temples at the main Angkor site - Ta Prohm & Pre Rup, & a 3rd one, Banteay Srei which is 25kms away. I have also included a few photos from a sugar palm farm that we visited on the way back to Siem Reap. Theres also a rare photo on me ;o)
TA PROHM, an ancient Buddhist monastic complex that has been reclaimed by the jungle, is one of the largest sites at Angkor. It is an excellent example of an uncleared & unrestored ruin, thanks to the decision of the
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The 3 temples are underlined in blue
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TA PROHM - The entrance gates have the classic Bayon style Jayavarman face gazing in the 4 cardinal...
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Another entrance tower
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Attractive spindled window
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The collision of temple & vine, which gives the site a Jungle Book appearance, is the main...
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Nature as destroyer These are strangler fig vines, which are usually coiled around huge...
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Much of Ta Prohm is rubble.
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A fallen face
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More ruins
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Devatas (female temple guardians) everywhere. The difference between devatas & apsaras is that devatas are...
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Faceless & cracked
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Nice smile
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Weatherworn
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Oops, I lost my head....
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Note the missing relics Sadly, Ta Prohm was looted quite heavily in recent years due to its relative...
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Something missing here too
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Performers?
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Seated female deities? It's odd that they are seated? Devatas (female temple guardians)...
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Meditating ascetics Ta Prohm is also home to numerous meditating ascetics, wearing facial...
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More meditating ascetics
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PRE RUP - has 5 towers Like Mount Meru of legend, which it imitates, Pre Rup has five peaks...
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Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva This Hindu temple was built by King Rajeindravarmen II in 961 & was...
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Ravages of time This crumbling edifice, which has suffered due to the ravages of time,...
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Difficult restoration Some breaches in the brick walls & other collapsed sections pose...
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BANTEAY SREI - at the entrance Not much is left of the surrounding wall. The temple is known for the...
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