River of the Lingas

Banteay and the Lingas

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January 27th 2006
This was the last day of visiting the countless temples of Angkor Wat. We drove past the main complex out into the countryside to a National Park to see the River of a Thousand Lingas. A linga is a Hindu phallic symbol, having a square base, an octaganal section ablve it and topped by a rounded column.. The female symbol is the uma, a square hole with an opening in the middle of one side from wh ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more