Built in the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII
The fourth enclosure wall bears 5 m garudas holding nagas. Buddha images in the niches above were destroyed in the anti-Buddhist reaction of Jayavarman VIII.
As we were walking towards the temple entrance we heard the sweet sound of child’s voice. We turned to find a boy gleefully singing and swinging on one of the overhanging branches of the trees surrounding.
The hot summer temperature of 38deg C didn’t seem to bother him at all! Seeing him, erased the frown from our sweaty foreheads and brought smiles on our faces.
Banteay Srei
Built primarily of red sandstone, this temple is dedicated to the Hindu God Siva and is one of the most unique temples of Angkor.
This temple was not built for a king unlike the rest of the temple. And the stone carvings are intricate and still very much intact. Also, the temple itself is more like a miniature of a much larger temple with doorways big enough to just to fit a six year old child!
The main sanctuary
Khmer inscriptions
Siva in the form of Nataraja
2 comments:
super pics you took me there.
beautiful pics
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