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- Cambodia: A timeline
- Major events and eras in the history of what is now Cambodia from the beginning of the Common Era to the present.
- Hanuman's revenge
- In The Ramayana, page 3.11
- Hanuman burns Ravana's city in a danced stage performance at held at Prambanan Temple in Java in July 1986. To enact Hanuman's burning of Ravana's city in performance, a bonfire was built behind a columned fence on a stone promontory near the Prabanan temple....
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- A bridge of stone
- In The Ramayana, page 4.8
- A carved stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows monkeys helping Rama by bringing stones for the bridge he wants to build to Ravana's demon island of Lanka. Realistically portrayed, the naked monkeys in this carved bas relief walk together in line carrying rounded...
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- The God of Justice
- In The Ramayana, page 6.1
- The God of Justice, Maleevaraj, mediates between Rama and Ravana, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Rama, and Sita wearing royal Siamese clothes, sit in the forest on mats with their hands in respectful prayer position. On another mat, Rama's...
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- Rama's jealousy
- In The Ramayana, page 7.1
- A stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows Sita sitting and talking with a monkey. Realistically portrayed, the monkey at left in this carved bas relief sits cross-legged and gestures his hands forward with the palms turned up. Sita also sits cross-legged facing...
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- The sounds of prayer in Southeast Asia
- This minilesson uses audio recordings of the prayers of three different religions as an introduction to the cultural diversity of Southeast Asia.
- Format: lesson plan
- By David Walbert.
- Uniformed guard sits with two small children at Banteay Srei Temple

- A security guard in a tan uniform and cap sits with two small shirtless children on at stoop at Banteay Srei Temple, located about twelve miles north of Angkor. The little girl stands by the guard's knee wearing a full-length, patterned red skirt. The boy...
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- Cham tower overgrown by vegetation south of Hai An

- A damaged brick and stone Cham tower stands overgrown by vegetation in a rural area south of Hai An. Tall arched forms are characteristic of these monuments built by ethnic Chams between the seventh and twelfth century A.D. Maritime trade between India and...
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- Cham tower with repair scaffolding in Po Nagar complex at Nha Trang

- Scaffolds allowing workers to climb and make repairs are seen at the right and left sides of one of the main Cham towers in the Po Nagar complex at Nha Trang. Tall arched forms are characteristic of these monuments built of brick and stone by ethnic Chams...
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- Cham tower seen through an archway in Po Nagar complex at Nha Trang

- A Cham tower with ascending smaller levels and rounded corner towers is seen through an archway in the Po Nagar complex at Nha Trang. Tall arched forms are characteristic of these monuments built of brick and stone by ethnic Chams between the seventh and twelfth...
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- Detail carving of dancing Hindu deity and musicians on Cham tower at Nha Trang

- A low relief carving depicts a dancing Hindu deity and musicians on a Cham tower at the Po Nagar complex at Nha Trang. The larger central figure has four arms and wears a crown. Two smaller figures accompany her, one playing a flute. The central figure resembles...
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- Eighth century Cham stone statue of Hindu god Ganesha at Danang Museum

- This stone statue of the Hindu god Ganesha, located at the Danang Museum, was carved by Chams during the eighth century. The statue portrays Ganesha standing erect with his elephant head and human body. Barefoot but dressed in a fine draped tunic, Ganesha...
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- Poster showing face on stone tower of Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom

- This poster promoting Cambodia shows a huge and serely smiling face carved on a stone tower of the Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom, literally "Great City." Angkor Thom was a fortified city built from the early eleventh to the late twelfth centuries A.D. during...
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- Three female palace dancers wearing silk costumes perform in Phnom Penh

- Three female palace dancers wearing silk costumes perform in Phnom Penh. The young women dancing in unison have their left feet raised with upward toes, their left arms gesturing forward, and their right hands on their hips. Each one wears a differently-colored,...
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- Moat, guardian lion statue, and causeway into temple buildings at Angkor Wat

- A carved stone lion statue stands on guard near a causeway over the huge water reservoir and moat surrounding Angkor Wat, the largest temple complex at the ancient city of Angkor. Angkor Wat, like many Hindu and Buddhist Southeast Asian temples, was designed...
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- Ornately carved central tower entrance at Banteay Srei Temple with guardian statue

- A guardian statue kneels in front of the entrance to an ornately carved central tower entrance at Banteay Srei Temple. Seen behind the statue is a closed "false door" created of stone for the passage of deities only. The original doors used by Khmer worshippers...
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- Bas relief showing Hindu deities riding bull over doorway at Banteay Srei Temple

- This sandstone bas relief characterized by detailed floral scrolls shows a male and a (now headless) female Hindu deity riding a bull. A protective monster face (known as a "kala") appears below the bull. The carving appears over a doorway on the south annex...
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- Guardian deity above monster on low relief carving at Banteay Srei Temple

- A half-kneeling Hindu guardian deity is depicted above a protective monster (known as a "kala") in bas relief carving at Banteay Srei Temple. The male guardian figure is posed like an auspicious and nature spirit (known as a "yaksa") who often is seen as a...
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- View through parallel stone doorways into central temple area at Banteay Srei

- This view is aligned to look through parallel stone doorways into central temple area at Banteay Srei. The smallest inner doorway to the center temple tower is so small that adults must crawl to enter it. Banteay Srei is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god...
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- View from causeway into Angkor Wat with tiers rising to five central towers

- A view from the main causeway over the moat toward the west face of Angkor Wat shows how the monument's tiers rise upward to the five central towers. Four of the towers are set in a perfect square around the center one that symbolizes Mount Meru, home of the...
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