Posts Tagged "Wordless Wednesday"

APAD 101: Eerie

Posted by The Insider on Mar 13, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

A very old Buddhist stupa guarded by a five-headed naga (water serpent).

APAD 097: Mother and child

Posted by The Insider on Feb 27, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

This statue can be found inside the huge Prasat Vihear Sour complex.

APAD 093: Temple guardians

Posted by The Insider on Feb 20, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

Saw this at the pond inside Prasat Vihear Sour two weeks ago.

If I am not mistaken these are temple guardians called “dvarapalas” or the mythical monsters called “kala”.

Either a “dvarapala” or a “kala”, they are the guardians of the temple and are decorative elements in Khmer architectures and structures.

APAD 089: Spirit house

Posted by The Insider on Feb 13, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

APAD 085: Resting place

Posted by The Insider on Feb 6, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 5 comments

Phnom Oudong (Oudong Hill) and the giant stupas outlined against the blue sky, as seen from the national road.

Phnom Oudong (Oudong Hill), faintly outlined against the blue sky, as seen from the national road.

Phnom Oudong is the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia in the 7th century and is the final resting place of her former Kings. The main shrine there contains three pieces of bones that is said to belong to the Lord Buddha.

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