Picture of the day: Dancing Apsaras in Stone at Bayon Temple

Dancing apsaras bas-relief at Bayon temple in Angkor Thom, showing two elaborately adorned celestial dancers carved in weathered sandstone.

Art

Picture of the day: Dancing Apsaras in Stone at Bayon Temple

May 25, 2026

Close-up of dancing apsaras carved at Bayon temple in Angkor Thom, capturing the grace, sacred movement, and fine sandstone detail ...

Bas-relief of Yama seated with attendants on the Terrace of the Leper King at Angkor Thom, Cambodia, carved in weathered sandstone with intricate Khmer details.

Architecture

Picture of the day: Yama at the Terrace of the Leper King

by Pascal Medeville

May 19, 2026

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Yama sits in sandstone on Angkor Thom’s Terrace of the Leper King, a quiet guardian of death, justice, and Khmer ...

Culture

Picture of the day: Hanuman Hiding Rama in His Mouth

by Pascal Medeville

March 23, 2026

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In the Cambodian Reamker, Hanuman enlarges himself to hide Rama inside his mouth, shielding him from Mahiravana and revealing the ...

Tourism

Prasat Tao: Lions, Brickwork, and a 7th‑Century Royal Project at Sambor Prei Kuk

by Pascal Medeville

February 18, 2026

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Explore Prasat Tao at Sambor Prei Kuk: a 7th‑century Chenla sanctuary built under Isanavarman I, expanded by later kings, and ...

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