(best seen in original size)
Beng Mealea or the "Temple of Lotus Pond", is a temple from
the Angkor period (900-1300 AD) located 40 km east of the main group
of temples at Angkor, Cambodia, on the ancient royal
highway to Preah Khan Kompong Svay.Beng Mealea was built as a Hindu temple,
but some carvings depict Buddhist motifs.