This is the one shot I got at Bayon, in Ankor Thom, north of and larger than Ankor Wat, before my batteries died.
What used to be a blog about experiencing the places and cultures of the world has morphed into one of living in my adopted home of Wyoming.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
These are dancing devatas. They are royal court dancers. Interestingly, the Khmer culture is the birth place of the type of royal dancing that is represented in Thailand. There are several Thai cultural traits that originated in Cambodia, but you'll never hear a Thai say that. In the 1400s the Thais sacked Cambodia and stole away with its artisans, dancers, and warriors. Thai boxing = really Cambodian boxing. Thai food = Khmer food drowned in chili paste. Thai dancing = Khmer royal dances. Same with the silk weaving, wood carving.....
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