A dancing aspara. 

This is an aspara, or a dancing nymph. They were celestial devotees to the kings who kept the secrets of the royal dances.  

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..... 

One of the buddhist sculptures on the oustide of the outer gallery at Ankor Wat. 

Entrance to Anchor Wat. 

Approach to Ankor Wat.  

Approach to Ancor Wat. 

Ankor Wat entrance across its moat. 

Scripted column in Ankor Wat. 

Outer gallery at Ankor Wat. 

Lawn crew hard at work. 

Some of the landscaping crew taking a rest. 

Ankor Wat is used today as a buddhist temple, so it is not unusual to see monks on the premisis.

Corner Tower at Ankor Wat. 

Ankor Wat is a Mountain Temple dedicated to Shiva. It was created by, in one report, Suryavarman in the 12th century (yes, 1100's), though I have seen other literature indicate Jayavarman as its ruler...perhaps it was built prior to Jayavarman taking over? Needs more research. At any rate, the temple is a Hindu temple and was built as a royal tomb, so it is one of only a few that face west. Interestingly, when the region later became predominately buddhist, no real destruction was laid to the existing temples. But later when it returned to Hindu rule, the destruction of Buddhist iconography was rampant among the temples built by Buddhists during that period.