Lion Statues at Pre Rup - Angkor, Cambodia
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N 13° 26.095 E 103° 55.248
48P E 383171 N 1485488
Stone lion statues along the stairway to the top level of Pre Rup Temple, Angkor.
Waymark Code: WMEE3J
Location: Cambodia
Date Posted: 05/14/2012
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Pre Rup is a Hindu temple 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.
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