Battle of Kurukshetra
Battle of Kurukshetra
Rishi Relief
Rishi Relief
Bas Relief of Heaven and Hell
Bas Relief of Heaven and Hell
Hindu Sage
Hindu Sage
Bas-Relief of the Kurukshetra Battle
Bas-Relief of the Kurukshetra Battle
Hindu Sage
Hindu Sage
Battle Scene Bas-Relief, Angkor Wat
Battle Scene Bas-Relief, Angkor Wat
Bas-Relief of Garuda and Vishnu
Bas-Relief of Garuda and Vishnu
Hindu Sage
Hindu Sage
Hindu Sage
Hindu Sage
Hindu Sage
Hindu Sage

Angkor Wat

1223
Angkor Wat was built in the early 12th c. by King Suryavarman II as a Vishnu state temple, then gradually reimagined as a Buddhist sanctuary, mirroring Cambodia’s shifting sacred life. A vast moat frames a strict cosmic diagram: five lotus towers rising like Mount Meru, galleries aligned to sun and season, and bas-reliefs that unfold the Mahabharata and other epics in disciplined Khmer stone. Part imperial proclamation, part living shrine, it endures as the country’s most resonant image of devotion and memory.