Pre Rup - created by Zizounai


Pre Rup
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  • Camera: Panasonic
  • Camera model: DMC-GF2
  • Exposure time: 1/1000
  • Aperture: f/2.8
  • ISO: 100

Pre Rup is a Hindu temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built as the state temple of Khmer king Rajendravarman and dedicated in 961 or early 962. It is a temple mountain of combined brick, laterite and sandstone construction.

The temple's name is a comparatively modern one meaning "turn the body". This reflects the common belief among Cambodians that funerals were conducted at the temple, with the ashes of the body being ritually rotated in different directions as the service progressed. (5 years and 431 days ago)

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kyricom says:

Interesting. Thanks for the info.

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