Apsaras are supernatural beautiful and elegant young girls. They are proficient in the art of dancing.
They entertained the rulers and heroes of the past.
Birds
Monkeys
The pillars and walls of Angkor Wat is covered with carvings.
The images range from birds, flowers, monkeys or full stories of the rulers and the gods.
Bas-reliefs
Bas-reliefs are considered the greatest of Khmer art. These are stone carvings that cover the exterior of the walls of the main temple.
The carvings run for a total of 600m in length and 2m high.
37 Heavens and 32 Hells
This bas-relief depics the 37 Heavens and 32 Hells derived from the Indian tradition.
The carving above shows a god deciding on who will go to heaven and who will go to hell.
Battle of Langka
This bas-relief is an episode of Ramayana, an Indian epic tale.
Rama's monkey army fight the Demon King Ravana's army to rescue his wife Sita, who was captured and held hostage in Lanka.
Erasures
The stone carvers also made mistakes during this time.
To correct mistakes, they bore holes and plug in a new stone so they can carve again.
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