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27-Oct-2022 © Vijay Nanda

Pre Rup Temple


(best seen in original size)

Pre Rup is a Hindu temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built as the state temple
of Khmer king Rajendravarman and dedicated in 961 or early 962.
It is a temple mountain of combined brick, laterite and sandstone construction.
The temple's name is a omparatively modern one meaning "turn the body".
This reflects the common belief among Cambodians that funerals were conducted at the temple,
with the ashes of the body being ritually rotated in different directions as the service progressed.

Leica Q2
1/1000s f/5.0 at 28.0mm iso100 full exif

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Gill Kopy14-Dec-2022 03:57
Wow - I would love to have seen this in its original state - an amazing structure- and cool to have a monk up there. BV
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