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Before he became Buddha, prince Gautam left his wife in sleep to seek enlightenment.
Reclining Buddha.
Another painting showing Buddha with his followers.
The dancing apsaras fail to disturb the meditation of Buddha.
The Buddhist pagodas or wats are decorated with lavish paintings like this depicting the scenes from the life of Buddha.
Kids at play.
Others play with balloons.
Some make peace sign.
Kids at play.
Kids play near temples.
No site is without these stalls selling tourist paraphernalia.
Very finely chiseled carvings.
Many show signs of damage by vandals or thieves .
More Apsaras.
Smaller temples.
Some smaller temples.
She breaks into smile with flowers.
The weather could not be better.
Tipin waits at the bottom of the stairs.
Looking down from the top.
The temple at the top.
Lake with ShesNaga of five heads.
Steep stairs to reach the top.
Close up.
Mebon temple
Some like this one are well preserved but the red bricks have deteorated drastically.
Apsaras in every corner post.
More inscriptions that learned men can decipher.
Ancient inscriptions on the walls.
The broken Linga.
Tipin with Nandi, the bull of Shiva.
But they are being patiently restored.
The time and weather has done tremendous damage.
They are dedicated to Shiva
These temples were built during the same period as that of Angkor Wat by SuryavarmanII (1112- 52) and are built of red sand stone.
Before he became Buddha, prince Gautam left his wife in sleep to seek enlightenment.
Reclining Buddha.
Another painting showing Buddha with his followers.
The dancing apsaras fail to disturb the meditation of Buddha.
The Buddhist pagodas or wats are decorated with lavish paintings like this depicting the scenes from the life of Buddha.
Kids at play.
Others play with balloons.
Some make peace sign.
Kids at play.
Kids play near temples.
The temple at the top.
Lake with ShesNaga of five heads.
Steep stairs to reach the top.
Close up.
Mebon temple
Tipin with Nandi, the bull of Shiva.
But they are being patiently restored.
The time and weather has done tremendous damage.
They are dedicated to Shiva
These temples were built during the same period as that of Angkor Wat by SuryavarmanII (1112- 52) and are built of red sand stone.
