By the late 16th century, when Portuguese missionaries came upon the lotus-shaped towers of Angkor Wat ... the water system was failing comes from a pond at the West Mebon, an island temple ...

For the umpteenth time, they’re debating what to do about the towering strangler fig trees that threaten to rip apart sections of this Buddhist temple, five miles north of Angkor Wat ...

“That’s an indication of a permanent water source ... of mankind: Angkor, derived from the Sanskrit word nagara, or holy city, site of the famed temple Angkor Wat. But first there arose ...

The time-honoured Songkran festival began on Sunday. Locals, tourists and others visited the Wat Arun temple in the capital Bangkok to pour water on Buddha images in an act that symbolises ...

Tourists watch the sunrise at the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Short videos of visitors running down narrow stone pathways and vaulting over passageways – often overlayed ...

This 12th century temple was dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The temple was commissioned by King Suryavarman II, and in years, Angkor Wat gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple. The transformation ...

Angkor Wat is a Hindu-Buddhist complex of temples in Cambodia. More correctly termed the Angkor Wat Archeological Complex, ...

Each temple, with its distinctive features, contributes to the diverse landscape of Hindu sacred architecture. Here’s the ...

The ancient Hindu-Buddhist temple of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap ... Surrounded by a 5km long moat, the stillness of the water adds a serenity to the vast site as visitors cross the long entry ...