Prasat Kravan, Banteay Kdei, Sra Srang, Ta
Prohm, Ta Keo, Chausay Tevada, Thammanon
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| Raining Day, Ta Prom Temple, Angkor |
Ta Phrom, the Mahayana Buddhist temple outside
the walls of Angkor Thom is the most famous bustling site in Little Circuit.
Its uniqueness has drawn tourists to experience the stone temple among jungle
vibe. Unfortunately, on the day I visited, sudden heavy rain diminished their
pleasure and pushed the crowd to shelter under leaking-roof buildings.
I went through a heavy rain with an umbrella,
so that the atmosphere was not bad. Face towers on gopuras show that the temple
was built by King Jayavarman VII. The charm of giant trees covering the
buildings as a backdrop in the film alongside Angelina Jolie in Tomb Rider
movie elevates Ta Phrom to the top list of visitors since then.
Little Circuit is a route
visits the historic places outside ancient city of Angkor Thom to the east. The
dominant consists of 8 sites: Prasat Kravan, Banteay Kdei, Sra Srang, Ta
Prohm, Ta Keo, Chausay Tevada and Thammanon.
See Historic Sites on Little Circuit Photo Gallery, Click on Photo
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| Prasat Kravan, Little Circuit, Angkor |
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| 1 of 3 Stunning Visnhu, Prasat Kravan, Angkor |
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| Banteay Kdei Temple, Little Circuit, Angkor |
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| Buddha Image, Banteay Kdei Temple, Little Circuit, Angkor |
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| Srah Song, Little Circuit, Angkor |
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| Ta Phrom Temple, Little Circuit, Angkor |
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| Bas Relief, Ta Prom Temple, Little Circuit, Angkor |
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| Ta Keo Temple, Little Circuit, Angkor |
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| Chausay Tevada Temple, Little Circuit, Angkor |
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| Thommanon Temple, Little Circuit, Angkor |
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My Impression
Prasat Kravan
The five-tower small
religious place built of brick with stunning three Bas Relief carvings of
Vishnu in central tower. These beautiful works are depicted the mysterious
power of supreme deity.
Being cursed
This is not impressive; it
is an experience one has a chance to find in the land of witches and shaman. I
bought guidebooks from a man for 5USD each instead of 26USD
from a young woman who offered me first. She got angry and threatened to curse
me then.
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