Angkor
Archaeological Park - Banteay Kdei
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August 5, 2007 - a rainy day in Siem Reap.
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I
have to say that I love this place and it does not get as many visitors
as some of the more popular sites in Angkor.
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These guys were wandering by
just as we were abou to enter the Banteay Kdei temple.
It is pretty much an indication of how relaxed this particular location
is.
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This family was burning insence and
praying in the middle of the almost 1,000 year old ruin of the temple
library.
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Just inside of the entrance of the
main temple ruins stands this active Buddhist shrine. A reminder that
these temples are religious sites to the Cambodian population.
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A corridor leading out to the
jungle.
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I find the lichen and moss on
these old colums to be incredibly beautiful.
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A small carving that has lost it's
exact place in the universe over the years. In some ways it might be
best if it just stays that way.
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What
can you say, this place must have been a wonder to behold when it was
first built, just as it is now.
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Around
every hidden corner another masterpiece.
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Dave
from Peace of Angkor and two photo tour members giving a small donation
to the amputee (land mine victims) classical musicians.
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As
we were leaving a large Cambodian family was coming into the temple.
The girl in the foreground was videotaping the event.
A large number of Cambodians visit the temples on their days off from
work.
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