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Reclaimed by the forest: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 16; Ta Prohm was built as a double-moated, royal monastery during the reign of Jayavarman VII at the end of the twelfth century. As a Mahayana Buddhist, the king dedicated the monument to his mother envisioned as a "bodhisattva" or saint of compassion. The images...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Great City: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 13; The images represent a Hindu myth of creation called the Churning of the Sea of Milk. On one side of the causeway, fifty-four guardian deities (called devas) pull the head of a mythical serpent or "naga." On the other side, fifty-four images of...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Two girls by illuminated doorway view of central tower at Angkor Wat: Two girls can be seen at the left of an illuminated doorway view of the central tower at Angkor Wat. The two girls and the silhouette of another child seen in the doorway are in shadow, while the tiered Angkor Wat tower is bathed in distant sunlight. The image...; Format: image/photograph

Three men walk on causeway over moat leading to Angkor Wat: Three men walk in the foreground on the causeway over a moat towards Angkor Wat. The front columns, tiered walls, and three of the five central towers are visible in the distance.; Format: image/photograph

Geometry of a perfected world: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 9; Many Hindu and Buddhist Southeast Asian temples were designed as a mandala, usually with square nested walls and passages leading past deity images towards a high central tower. This view from the main causeway over the moat toward the west face of Angkor...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Dancing deities: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 11; The asparas in mirror image stances balance on one bent leg in active positions typical of classical Southeast Asian dances. One hand is held above the head and the other in front of the chest with their wrists and fingers stretched...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Several people stand along the steps to the central tower at Angkor Wat: Several people stand at different heights along the stone stairs to the central tower at Angkor Wat. One young man wearing shorts descends the steep steps in the middle. Four others stand at the railings to keep their balance at this high elevation.; Format: image/photograph

Tourists and souvenir vendors walk by face tower doorway of outer gate at Angkor: Tourists and souvenir vendors walk towards the face tower doorway of an outer gate at Angkor. The scene may be from the city site of Angkor Thom, or perhaps from nearby Ta Prohm. Both sites were built by the Buddhist Jayavarman VII and include towers with...; Format: image/photograph

Angkor Wat: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 8; Angkor was the royal capital of the Khmer empire from 802–1431 CE. Angkor's long-lasting prosperity was based on the local abundance of three resources: water, fish, and the rice crops grown on soil nourished by...; By Lorraine Aragon.

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...; Format: image/photograph

Three men on steep stone stairway leading to central tower at Angkor Wat: Three men walk high up on the steep stone stairway that leads to the central tower at Angkor Wat. The photograph is taken from below showing how steep and difficult the climb to the inner temple towers is.; Format: image/photograph

Portrait of small girl holding colorful plaited tubes at Angkor: A small girl at Angkor shyly holds several colorful plaited tubes against the left side of her head using her right hand. These kinds of fiber containers, usually woven from local palm leaves dyed with synthetic aniline dyes, often are used to hold cooked,...; Format: image/photograph

The inner temple: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 12; This arched inner temple hallway at Angkor Wat is lined with stone statues including a tall Buddha, seen towards the middle here. Several of the statues, even a headless one towards the front, are wrapped diagonally across their chests with gold or orange...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Inner temple hallway lined with stone statues including Buddha at Angkor Wat: An arched inner temple hallway at Angkor Wat is lined with stone statues including a tall Buddha, seen towards the middle here. Several of the statues, even a headless one towards the front, are wrapped diagonally across their chests with gold or orange sashes....; Format: image/photograph

East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of the Cham and Khmer cultures of southern Vietnam and Cambodia, including a look at Angkor Wat and other great temples and cities.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Seven headed serpent forming stone balustrade at Angkor Wat: A seven-headed serpent or "naga" forms a stone balustrade beside a walkway leading into a building at Angkor Wat. The naga, literally "serpent" in Sanskrit, represents power, water, and fertility in many Hindu texts. Khmer adopted the...; Format: image/photograph

Cambodian flag flies above metal roof of building near Siem Reap: A Cambodian flag flies above the corrugated metal roof of a building near Siem Reap. The Cambodian flag has three horizontal, colored bands. The top and bottom bands are blue, and the double-width middle band is red. Centered in the red band is a black-outlined,...; Format: image/photograph

View outward over walled complex from top of central tower at Angkor Wat: This view looks outward over walled complex from the top of the central tower at Angkor Wat. Stone reliefs, visitors, the causeway entrance, and bright green forest in the distance are visible from this vantage point. This elevated image over the stone roofs,...; Format: image/photograph

Carved relief of four dancing female divinities with spiked crowns at Angkor Wat: Four dancing female divinities with spiked crowns appear together on a carved stone bas-relief at Angkor Wat. These dancing female divinities (each called an "apsaras") are said to be created for the entertainment of the Hindu gods. They often are recognizable...; Format: image/photograph

An inscribed Sanskrit stele at Siem Reap: This inscribed Sanskrit stele is on display in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Most Southeast Asian scripts that predated the arrival of Europeans were based on Sanskrit, generally recognizable from its curling characters. Such stone monuments in both Sanskrit and Old...; Format: image/photograph

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