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| Susan | profile | all galleries >> Siem Reap, Cambodia 2006 >> Angkor Thom & Bayon | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Angkor Thom |
 layout of Bayon |
 an avenue of statues each carry the body of a 7-headed naga |
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 almost in the attitude of a tug-of-war |
 the figures on the left are gods |
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 head of god on the left |
 head of asura (demon), with fierce frimaces, on the right |
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 Cambodian transportation |
 the S Gate |
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 the towers with four faces pointing in each of the cardinal directions |
 a 3-headed elephant plucking lotus flowers with its trunks, which form pillars |
 elephant ride |
 the face-towers appear as confused jumble of stone, only begin to resolve themselves as you get closer |
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 guardian lions and naga balustrades on either side of the terrace |
 not moving a bit |
 the terrace ends at the eastern gopura |
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 inner galleries |
 man in shorts |
 dancing apsaras on a column of the outer gallery |
 Devata on the wall |
 faceless guard with a club |
 Shiva and hermits, E inner gallery (Paisarn Piemmettawat) |
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 Linga. Stylised image of a phallus representing the essence of the god Shiva. |
 a representation of the yoni, or female principle |
 Guardian lion, with head hecked off |
 face-towers set against a background of trees |
 and there are countless views of these faces |
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 one of the 200 smiling faces of the Bayon |
 these free-standing face towers are shrines |
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 face-towers framed by doorways |
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 religious |
 'top light' of central tower |
 lintel |
 lintel |
 dancing apsaras and kala cravings below window sill |
 fine devata adorn the wall |
 a large kala monster is the centrepiece of this lintel at Bayon |
 wonder what lies behind these closed doors |
 Buddhist pediment and lintel |
 daily life in town and villages |
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 Shiva and hermits kneeling in prayer |
 Shiva (seated) - the wounded praying to Shiva |
 melting metals to make weapons |
 a king fights with a giant serpent |
 the Cham warriors - short-sleeved tunics and helmets in the shape of an inverted flower |
 Victory Gate |
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| Yves Dubois | 12-Mar-2006 14:02 | |