PHIMEAN AKAS TEMPLE

PHIMEAN AKAS TEMPLE

In the early 11th century during the reign of King Jayaviravarman mmr built castle for his temple (temple mountain). Construction just half Suryavarman 1st mmr capture and build on. Phimeanakas in the courtyard of his palace for worship. The temple was anointed first, with the towers of gold According passengers Chinese Zhou Daguan, and it has been linked to the legendary anecdotes that tower of gold in the Royal Palace of Angkor, which is the location soul goddess head 9 lived and turned poor dealership itself is a pretty girl, for him to have sex with him every night on the tower of gold before he entered the room and his wives other if he lost night believed he would die a location north and south took place in the 11th century, it is believed that the location of these two is the warehouse but other sources say the location of two has been made to leave the reception of foreign status elevated.

Temple air or air monument is a temple built on sandstone in the kitchen on a stone foundation withers similar three-storey temple pyramid. The height of the foundation of the Temple of the three air floor about 12 meters square uniforms long four steep stairs. As for the road to visit the Royal Court were to walk through the foundation up Tent stairs Krut This palace on the tent when we go up to the tent to see the statues emerged Singapore Bayon header valiant stand at the head of the stairs on both sides. On this tent scars build the tabernacle during the reign of King Jayavarman 7 was used for control or other religious celebrations. Currently no remaining scars construction because they were made of wood. Air castle visit? Castle Air mansion on the foundations of a three-story high floor with a height of 4 mre. Under the first floor 28 mre wide range in the north-south along the 35 mre long range in the east - west. 3-story temple foundation the way up to the castle stairs foundation in North Central 4 direction. But mostly broken almost all, and where there is the best state in the west. Section 2 of the ladder attached to the sides of the statues emerged lions and elephants in North angle 3-storey foundation. The temple on a foundation on the first floor outside the factory porch made of sandstone in the foundation of the temple on foot on the first floor outside the Miller porch made of sandstone temple built on a foundation height of 2.5 mre. Chinese passenger named Zhou Daguan, said in the temple, the king will be coming blasts her with a dragon 9 materialize pretty every night genealogy layered atop each other in Chinese backgrounds who come to live in City police. Luong uniform shaped pond 4 corner long, has a width of 45 mre along 125 mre. Sandstone edge pool surrounded several steep bottom floor. It is believed that this pond built during the reign of King Jayavarman tone 1 and further carved during the reign of King Jayavarman tone 7. At the southern perimeter of the longest pool wall a little to the west, they concluded that the wall was built to cover ground Castle Air mansion that flows down to the pond. The point that should be amazed of the wall is perfect sculptures and some similar to the sculptures on the wall Leper King. East Pond in the east of the North gopuras. 20 mre width along 40 mre uniform sandstone with a pond 4.5 mre depth. It is believed that this pond is part of the Royal Palace, built in the first compound. Pond and west corridor of the royal pond in North West gopuras. Outside the stone wall withered dilapidated policy dilapidated. Next, a small pond and low corridor and should point to a terrible place sculptures on wall. East corridor Cross uniforms entire column at the bottom, but now trees cover almost all if We walked a bit difficult to visit.Please visit there together for your trip to cambodia.

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PREY KUK TEMPLE

SOMBO PREY KUK TEMPLE

It is a historically-cultural temple located in sombo village sambo commune sambo district,Kampong thom province.If we travel from Kompong thom town it is 37 kilometers away from the temple it was made of hard brick and muddy stone on 3000 hectare land along the national road 64.The temple was built by the King issana voroman 1 in 7th century (616-635BC)during Chenla era.The prey kuk temple were abandoned in 1971 and re discovered in 1980.Clearing the forest, The discover found 140 temples but the two other were not found.The resorts were divided in 4 majors.

1- North temple they recalled prast sombo in the middle of the small different temple.

2-  prasat kandal they recalled Prasat Tou with the door from the north and the hidden door .Along the four stairs,There are the stature of sitting tevekatha lions on each directions.On the west of tou temple,there are small different temple.

3- South temple  they are called yeay peatt temple in the middle of two domes temples which there are gates from each direction in the inner dome.In the past time here was the city 

4-  Kroul meas temple They are on the north of small temple with ancient brick and the west of a temple with hard stones.there are many kind if diffident wilfdkife around the prey kuk temples that are the reasons why there are the attractive place for both local and international visitors.

After the Lon Nol's coup d'etat to Prince Norodom Sihanouk in 1970, US President Richard Nixon ordered a secrete bombing of Cambodia to fight the Khmer Rouge guerrillas and any influence of North Vietnam in the country. The US aircraft bombed positions inside the archaeological site, causing craters near the temples, while the guerrillas left several mines on the land that were cleared only in 2008.This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on January 1, 1992 in the Cultural category.

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BAKONG TEMPLE

BAKONG TEMPLE 

It located on the south of  Rolous temples which were built by king Indravoroman 1 in 881.It is a high temple on the three story temple plate form to install Tevaraja linga named Indrasavara which gave the individalism.The outer wall of temple was made of laterite  with 850 meters long and 50m width,but infortunately some part were damage covering with the forest.There is a 60m width moat around the temple,but now its dry of water.The east one is still watering.There are many small temple around the big one made of grey stone with the beautiful -lively embroidery.The middle temple is a mountain with five stories and stare from each direction, but the one on the east is in better condition among the four direction on the east pediment,there are giant statues, monkey king archering and the monkey troops remembering Prah leak.On each story,there were sceptres detailing Brahmanist tale,unfortunately the were nearly damage by the very long age and the nature.According to khmer history after his reign 877 King Indravoroman 1 move the city to hariharea lay (rolous city)where was located by king Jayavoroman 2.Beside building 300meters and 800meters Baray Indratadak on the north of the city which becoming the rice field now, the king built bakong temple which was the first mount temple with sandstone as the symbole of the city lining to the sea.when the visitors climb the tap of the temple, they feel as if they are on the paradise because the national here was built before Angkor wat.The structure of Bakong took shape of stepped pyramid, popularly identified as temple mountain of early Khmer temple architecture. The striking similarity of the Bakong and Borobudur temple in Java, going into architectural details such as the gateways and stairs to the upper terraces, suggests strongly that Borobudur was served as the prototype of Bakong. There must have been exchanges of travelers, if not mission, between Khmer kingdom and the Sailendras in Java. Transmitting to Cambodia not only ideas, but also technical and architectural details of Borobudur, including arched gateways in corbelling method.

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NOKOR BACHEY TEMPLE

NOKORBACHEY TEMPLE

The temple is located in kompong cham province with 2 kilometers away from kampong cham town,122 kilometers away from phnom phen city .It was built by king Jayavoroman 7 in 13th century based on Bayon style.In the temple,there are strongly -built poles supporting the carving and sceptre,and there are four gate lining the walls.In the ancient time,it was built to devote the buddhism and Brahmanism.until now,there has been the same style of the temple remaining  with good sceptres and the lining state on the other hand ,the is a Buddhism temple designated after Angkor period as beautiful as the first built.

It was built on around 500meters *500meters land with four story fence and gates on each direction.Most of visitor enter the temple from the east and the north gate because the south were seriously broken,and west in the way to village the first fence was drama ti Cally fallen down but the second ,third ones are still staying some part.Around the second compound, the are two small pools, but unfortunately they are very shallow now.The temple in the third compound was conversed to the big shrine.Even the king Jayavoroman 7 was a mohayana buddhist,he did not built the temple with a high dome as this one.Where as the shrine and the new temple by the ancient one was built in the recent time,More over in the temple compound,there are two different pagodas -Angkor bachey kroa on the south east of the temple, and Angkorbachey knong on the north west of the temple closes to the ancient pools recently called tonle om.It has been being dry for many years, and there was a horse racing stadium during sihanuk king time.Sometime the farmer plant the rice during raining season but abandoning in over flooded area.The temple is the provincial cultural resort with many tourism.

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BOAT RACING FESTIVAL IN KHMER

BOAT RACING FESTIVAL

Sour many festivals, including 3 major festival is racing festival Festival Festival and floating lights which is organized every year in the Kingdom of Cambodia. These festivals held Sap river lasted 3 days, from 14, 15 to 1 Roach sour floating in the night lights. The Festival Festival Festival, held in the middle of the night 15 months sour.

BOAT RACING FESTIVAL

Lowell Water Festival is celebrated racing festival held in Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia Cambodia's Water Festival is a festival held in November and was a reversal of the flow of the Tonle Sap River. Has been held since ancient times, during the reign of King Jayavarman 7 to epic traces the pattern's brave military Khmer Navy liberated territory from their oppressor enemies (Chams). The ceremony has received popular support from people on every side, and held every year, with the Lowell boat racing and rowing boats, male and female literacy Illuminated floating ambok and salute reflects the strongly religious beliefs. On that occasion, they saw people from other provinces, some boat race took its victory . During the 1177 Champ army invades (money) controls the country for about 4 years, while Yes Resources (Jayavarman 7) made national reunification spend time strategy combat troops to the Champ victory, and he ascended throne led the nation in 1181 and made the nation develops further prosperity to the top level (again). According to historical documents and inscriptions that King Jayavarman 7 throne in the capital key advances and building materials National school, such as building temples by hospitals, roads, irrigation systems throughout the country.

Through sculptures at the Bayon temple observed temples four faces turned in every direction, making it a national and international scholars "Bayon Temple House Tep Legends are very Wonder". On the walls of the temple sculptures related to people's livelihood traditional customs, religion, arts, sports, especially the battle Chams, led by King Jayavarman 7 great victories through Navy fighter. What is remarkable is that the Navy fighter that was carved wall next to the incredibly beautiful very spectacular. Sculpture of the Navy was kolbot Khmer future generations remember the blessing of their fathers who liberated territories out of the control of the enemy, and they held rowing traces transparent expensive credit every . This ceremony since the Greater Angkor and the Khmer people always celebrate the festival to make every boat racing contest both men and women from all the provinces.

Khmer Krom brothers share the same kinship although today has been taken away from us and live under Vietnam's control anyway, they still maintain the same tradition traditional Khmer always together celebrate the festival every year, never missed. Every year you Khmer Krom in Soc Trang province held a ceremony to epic traces the pattern of the Khmer troops The session, which took the win from the Cham during the reign of King Jayavarman 7, and preparing the nation has grown den on top. Research documents chvrea music and her life glass wrapped confirmed that local warlords in the country under the Bassac organized army 3 to protect its geography is 1. troops sharp practice against the boat looked like today. 2. reinforcements practice against the boat rowing boat looked like the first day and 3-Bassac army is large roof rowing boat sail acute shaped roof through the front wall army for food storage. How to train fighter boat warlords in the country under the counsel appointed under boat racing contest in 15 months kattek mainland by foot soldiers and naval exercises every year for one night a day and has become as customs is essential for the ethnic Khmer.

The ceremony dedicated to Illuminated merit to the Ganges and the earth, which provides a safe yield jobs Agriculture everyday livelihood. When each Ministry has floated Illuminated ornaments with colorful lights should visualizations and popping fireworks People participate in a large number of visitors every smile. Whereas you ambok ceremony and salute are Khmer citizens made to urge the Bodhisattva old rabbit gave birth Nirvana in the arm to the Indra Brahmin. Bodhisattva hot Indra Brahmin, he said, "I will surely bankruptcy then would food to eat. " The rabbit Bodhisattva said, "I'm only flesh and blood need to eat if you want to find firewood fire goes down, I'll jump into the fire to eat. " Indra Brahmin just heard that the fire while the rabbit jumped into the fire immediately, but by the power of flying fresh Indra to not to fire a hair fiber. Indra also flew up into the sky on a marble mnosela sketched a rabbit in the moon circle since that far and people Everyone clearly see the rabbits on 15. The locals always prepare this celebration every year to urge the Bodhisattva in the monastery village and urban districts banana with coconut water ambok fruit every year, and the province took part in the festival, but the biggest celebration held in Phnom Penh, with racing along Sisowath Quay. For three days, workers from all provinces joined residents to celebrate the night and day. And commemorate the end of the country's rainy season, as well as the reversal of the flow of the Tonle Sap River. It includes racing and concerts and attract millions of people every year.

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KHMER NEW YEAR

HISTORY OF KHMER NEW YEAR

All nations celebrate the traditional New Year's respective nations. Just set the time of preparation of this festival gave the members in accordance with their traditional customs and beliefs. Khmer New Year, we also have a history since ancient times every year so far. We have found many documents that states and New Year's diligently listening to storytelling mature a lot.Spoke at the beginning of phottokab rich man had a son named thommobeal children as precious knowledge learned timeless Vedic scriptures since the age of 7 years . Millionaire father had built temples thommobeal children at the feet of the big oak tree in coastal rivers, the accommodation of all the birds. Children thommobeal all birds, as well as possible as Archbishop wedding Other performances to all humankind. Those days he always read mhaproh and Abel mhaproh 1 wedding performers to all humankind. Abel mhaproh heard news came down, ask some children will thommobeal 3 story by promising that if the child thommobeal parable Babel mhaproh will cut off his head to thommobeal children but if thommobeal children can not solve the riddle, and Abel mhaproh beheaded thommobeal children. Thommobeal children ask for delay of 7 days to think parable. When past 6 days and thommobeal children still do not see and know that this morning will be killed by the referee Abel mhaproh sure. So should run to hide hide I die yourself better. Thommobeal children down from the castle to sleep and hide under a palm tree. On the brown male, female eagle nest depends. The night eagle female male eagle that this morning we have food to feed? Enlightenment, we are going to eat meat thommobeal children were Jezebel mhaproh child killed because thommobeal parable. Female eagle asked parable? Enlightenment: morning glory Hello? Is answered on the front surface. This is why people need water trap. Story 2 accused noon glory lies where? Is answered on the chest. Why then be washed the chest. Story 3 evening at glory? Is answered in the legs. Therefore, people need water to wash the feet. Thommobeal children heard it back to the castle. The next morning, Abel mhaproh parable thommobeal children. Children thommobeal resolve heard. Abel mhaproh also got that absolutely right, give up and are willing to act on its promise. Abel mhaproh called nymphs 7 donations Indra, who said that now his father cut his head in order to thommobeal put children on earth, will head fire element thrown into the air will lead to drought if rainfall in the ocean water evaporation will dry out. So let these children 7 he took the trophy head, Father. Then he cut off his head, gave it to Princess Tunisia subversive eldest son. Tunisian princess subversive activities also took the trophy to get my head and march bratoksaen Meru 60 minutes just went prepared in some heritage in the mountain caves Kantha concordance Kharn and Tip Other. Engineering symbol Angel magic factory made of glass 7 clause called "parliamentary phokovtei" town of angels. After 1 year to 7 Sankranti Goddess shifts, to invite the head of Isaac Babel Brahma came out to march mountain bratoksaen total already carries every year went back to tevlok to uphold.

New Year traditions

Year traditions take place for 3 days. First day mhasangkran day, 2 day, 3 day quarantine. But the months, days, hours, minutes, years old, expired and demigods new year come down to take from the demigods years old can be realized using ancient astrology rules are rules Sankranti.

What day of the Khmer New Year is on? Any day? From Thom Khmer day lunar year rule (lunar calendar) (walk of the moon) Khmer mik winter months and 1 month sour 12th month. Later Khmer switch to Date As a rule the Solar (solar calendar) (the way of the sun ). Khmer New Year in the month of Abib (5) because in this month the sun travels from minreasei fortune. Mango Year's Day is on the 13th day of April (Abib) every year, but from time to time, slip each year in some 14. Sankranti, which use solar BOT mode called "simple Sankranti" (sun walk straight from the head Sankranti). Mhasangkran how to draw criticism Lunar called "film Sankranti" (when the sun nhchhie not walk straight on). Lunar Solar, according to Buddhist lunar related regulations. The day Lunar New Year, sometimes unsettling time of Nisan sometime in rnoch time. But in between is not before 1 month of Abib and 4 does not exceed 4 June. So some Sankranti falls into June.

Various traditional Khmer people prepare as follows: Year before they prepare food , cleaning homes, carry water jars, wood, and new clothes. New Year comes to preparing units for new angel shrine: August 1 policy, Islamic justice 1, 5 incense, candles 5, 1 perfume, flowers, ents, 1 deadly water and soft drinks, snacks, fruit. The homes were decorated highlighted by colorful small lights or lanterns for demigods. When the time limit demigods coming new children sitting together near preparing incense, incense and candles perfume spray area pray for happiness, progress clause demigods. Sanctuary and sumptuous pto This angel will go down each year. For example: If angels were to come down, ate peanut, sesame, beans, sesame. The 3-day event of the day is:

Day 1: take all the food donated monk at the monastery. Dinner, they transport construction sand, it invades around the temple or shrine around a Bodhi tree in the pagoda. Drinks in the early evening were donated to all the monks invited Ven progress preahbrit silk and natural performances rituals.
Day 2: The children dress cake to feed money you have parents ancestors. Sometimes they give to the people or the poor. The afternoon, they went to the Sand Mountain jam and chanting prayers PunPhnom supposed Chola shrines and invited all the monks bangsaoukaul Shrine sent mokkophal memorial spirit brothers and sisters who have died.

Day 3: breakfast monks Ven those infected PunPhnom silk. Dinner monks Ven extract water and extracted Buddha (of the land). On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, they gamble popular entertainment as much fun as playing angkonh Gulf final hiding towel Son Kite and dancers (in Battambang, Siem Reap), especially dance ensembles depending on your favorite person. Some popular entertainment Some popular gift at the monastery.

Khmer New Year rituals

Khmer New Year is a traditional festival in the country has always held every year. In Khmer New Year festival is organized as follows: New Year works to 3 days on 13, 14, or April 15 because it is the season that Khmer people have free time from the harvest of rice and other agricultural crops. Before the New Year celebrations 1 or 2 days Khmer people always cleaning decorated homes and other prepared material to prepare New Year Angel.

When the 1st day of the Khmer New Year in traditional Khmer styled as Maha Sangkran (sankranti). At that time, citizens Khmer Buddhist New Year Angel vehicles and other rondab decorated with colorful lights in their homes. Rondab such as: water off box with flowers, candles, 5, 5 incense, flowers, soft drinks, fruit and snacks.. Then they will do a ritual with incense and candles its home. When the angel came down effect glory Happy blessings so that they get a full-year peace .

When Day 2 of Khmer New Year called that day, as people drive agenda went to pagodas to remove food fruit snacks to the monks. In addition to also play popular games such as: chaolchhoung baohangkonh Prat, dancing and singing traditional songs in pagodas and other regions in the country.

When 3-day festival called laengsak or agenda. On that day, they always held herself statue of Buddha at the monastery to ask for peace, and also the end of the day, held the Khmer New Year.

Means of Khmer New Year [edit]
Khmer New Guard porter?

Khmer New Year festival on 13 April (from time to time on April 14) the lunar month of Nisan.

Khmer custom prepared 3 days: day 1, day 2 (agenda), 3 days in quarantine.

Also celebrate their New Year celebration. Mee celebrate the traditional New Year every year because we understand that the New Year has a profound meaning. Khmer believe that in a year of living always encounter cursing Appendix assets abomination other sometimes sorrow sometimes emergency sometimes ill-old tight body sometimes other works uncleanness should not. When the year-old, they began to celebrate dressed recently they began trekking entertainment so that all concerns and to glory Happy glory Faso regarding happiness in the New Year.

Moreover, within a year they have been separated from their families and relatives to the farming life in a distant second. When the new year was imminent return together, visit each other to sound relaxation of mind and relieve fatigue from work. And then goes on to a new life in the new year successfully engaged and live a long time. Moreover, the traditional New Year's can cultivate the spirit of love between neighboring villages as a factor to create national unity. That is why, when they not only come together in the family, but they do at pagodas, an education center for the humanitarian and solidarity. Festivals Visit the new year, meaning this vast Khmer our esteemed as a national tradition since the beginning.

Symbols, each representing a fortune or Calendar Khmer

Because the Khmer influenced Brahmin (Hindu doctrine) Khmer still continue to use the traditional rule book Professor Brahmin doctrine Reckoning organized religion. As a rule of ancient astronomy or astrology Brahmin doctrine they perceive the sky shaped like a circle and in a quiet place such as Earth. They understand that the sun around the Earth orbit like a circle called Zodiac or zodiac (circular Reasey,), which is one year.

Because they see in the sky above the stars (star) several nearby, and looks like such as sheep or goats, bulls, two old men, women, crabs, lions, virgin, scales, scorpion, December, fish (fish or treithkar chhlamomokar), pitcher, and so they named a chunk of the star (or sacred noksaat), a similar result. They divided the sky into 12 parts or apartments (fortune) by naming each share, according to the shape of the star ensemble as a mesa or mesareasei, usaph or usaphreasei, mithon or mithonrasei, July d or July fortune, winged or seihreasei, September or kanhnheareasei, October or court fortune, vichchhek or vichchhekreasei, making or thnoureasei, Makar or mokarreasei, February or February fortune and min or minreasei. Because they set mesareasei (April) fortune Khmer think the month of Abib The first of the new year and celebrate the New Year in the month of Nisan, the same way forever. This is because of the rules the Khmer Solar.

According to the rules lunar month Chisleu, is the first month of the new year. As a rule lotthipreahma solar thought in April, Sun from minreasei (Mina Rashi chunk stars shaped like fish) go to mesareasei (Mesa Rashi star-shaped chunk of sheep or goats). Lace out of the sun from a fortune to fortune called Sankranti or sangkranti (sankranti). 12 Sankranti. Because they set mesareasei Brahmin fortune (first fortune, fortune, fortune or fortune) is called Sankranti April mhasangkran is traveling through the solar zodiac of the old year to the new year of the zodiac.

Today Khmer continue using algorithms solar and lunar method for the preparation of religion but for the work of civil servants Khmer turned rules Date of Christianity like all the countries in the world that we were called University or AD.
Tales background history of the New Year Songkran tale silk narrated that a man named thommobeal traivet timeless wisdom as well as birds and always expressed happiness to all. When Abel mhaproh (contemporary worship mhaproh and Abel mhaproh) knowing that the child thommobeal scholars also ask Story 3, and promised that if thommobeal daohbrasnea Abel mhaproh beheaded thommobeal. If thommobeal can not solve the riddle and was beheaded mhaproh. Thommobeal Please wait 7 days to think parables, but 6 days have passed and still not see thommobeal also fled to hide under a pair of palm trees, the residence of the eagle nests. Fortunately that night thommobeal heard male female eagle. Female eagle asked the male eagle that today, we have what is food? Enlightenment talking to a female eagle that children today will thommobeal food mhaproh killed Abel because daohbrasnea not already. Asked another female eagle that parable? Enlightenment: • No. 1: In the morning glory lies where? Be answered before, and therefore people need to wash. • No. 2: Lunch glory lies where? Is answered in the chest so that people washed chest. • No. 3: evening glory blameless? Must answer why people take the water to wash the feet. Eagle's words came as a light illuminated handle Abel parable mhaproh avoid kdeimorn. Abel mhaproh willing to lose beheaded thommobeal. Before beheading Abel mhaproh called nymphs 7, the daughter of his title as head of the earth shall cosmic. If thrown into the air will reangophlieng thrown into the sea water, dried, and cut her head to Tunisia violence birthright. Tunisia violence march Abel mhaproh bratoksaen Meru 60-minute invitation to head prepared in the mountainous center of Kharn. When a birthday Songkran goddess to her 7 turns procession heads Abel mhaproh other honor Meru every year. 1. If Songkran falls on Sunday was the turn she Fisheries Ecology 2. If Songkran falls Monday was turn her bull diarrhea 3. If Songkran falls Tuesday was turn her Caribbean synagogue 4. If Songkran falls Wednesday was turn her Mandalay 5. If Songkran falls on Thursday was turn her behavioral tradition 6. If Songkran falls Friday must turn her honor, friendship parliamentarians 7. If Songkran falls Saturday was turn her theater types lawmaker with a tale like this, then Mee had faith and organized a ritual sacrifice of an angel, which is turn procession heads the Abel mhaproh and was governor of the world every year new arrival never left not. New works for three days in 12 13 14 Roach Abib 14 13 15 or 15 14 16 April every year, never missing. Since chollosakrach generated form solar calendar and the day of the New Year in the month Abib spare people from the work on the farm. Four seasons in the solar calendar of the year is winter, spring, summer and autumn Khmer people applied to take the fifth Abib to celebrate the New Year. Usually April 13 or sometimes on April 14. New opportunities are presented astronomy Songkran and lasts for three days. Called 1st day of Songkran call it 2 and call on the third day, it ranks as the day they were supposed to have or unaffected.


Khmer New Year period young people have gathered to play traditional folk games such as chaolchhoung baohangkonh race. This is a game where Khmer people prefer to play from the beginning until now. In some parts of the country such as Siem Reap and Battambang province or some other play. A man riding a curved wooden reindeer on the head and observe at the back, such as reindeer tail. Two men ready to hunting with a bow in hand. When teyyotean and they donated for teyyovottho for the monks in the monastery. Women's villages along the Mekong province gathered to play in the present. This action is believed to calm alligator. This tradition originated long ago when many crocodiles live in the river. Some senior people to live haunted pagoda trees nearby calm and peace in the new year came to himself and his family. People Khmer gathered to visit pagodas to visit coastal resort Department or the temples that are in the country or abroad on the occasion of New Year festival Khmer tradition, and some people met my family, family friends at their home with delight.Let go for enjoy with us at cambodia.

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PCHUM BEN KHMER FESTIVAL

PCHUM BEN FESTIVAL

Pchum ben festival as one of the festival to other major of the royal duck Sphere country gold people throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia since ancient past (not know when precise) always celebration never interrupted but from day 1 Roach Elul until day 15, Roach lasted 15 day we call Ben 1, Ben 2 ... and the day is the day, "Ben." Ben was made by Buddhism.
Every year when the date to celebrate Ben all the children of relatives even all class Near or far always a trip to rally, especially parents, to prepare food policies food to stew monks in monasteries.

Pchum Ben-related matters

According to the Bible, "pityeathor or vichcheathor" have ears that then had fixed one name Appendix Pearl Pratt stable, he has power to influence so many, he also invited to visit hell filled with fire blazing ablaze hot but by his influence, there are also appear to have a shower the news section, a large-sized fleet chariot and he sat on the lotus flower, and that pink is also flying in hell that make him cool do not cause harm to fire heat hell.

And hell, just know that the Deputy Provincial Pearl stable, he immediately invited to hell those very surprised. Animals hell they are feared the wonder of this very city came came down to congratulate and ask about or rights hand of God, he also explained for actual droning them animals hell those listening to the latter, he also ass back situation of men and animals hell those appealed: "tell me all this woe day hunger kamtowphleung hell not with flesh and blood aharphochon or bachchybuon sponsor me again, but I'm very hungry, frailty, illness there are also a lot like that, if venerable monks into the world, please venerable Jubilee spread brothers nepotism mother grandparents of my festivals invited monks to dakben or Kan also already advertise blessing today sathoukear Phala trends Priest Feast dakben to ask God worshiped all may be harvested to meet sponsors to Cher clean satisfied misery. "

Deputy provincial Pearl stable, bringing a warm krababangkoumtoul king at the time. Just praising only the king also words advertising to people all in Cambodia so that people all celebrating dakben or Kan in the rainy season by appealed that to do at day 1 Roach Elul until day 15 Roach Elul or dachkhe thereby, and that led to the ceremony Kan is a tradition since that time until today, Thailand today.

Ben have originated in the Angkor era, when people follow Brahma or Buddhism. If, according to the Bible related to Ben is more complicated, but the first Bible involving monks 5 negotiate with ghosts. 2nd in the Bible, many civil servants and soldiers had received his orders to go to war. On a ship in the night they met with the ghosts hunger price. Civil servants and soldiers asked, "How can we allow food to you?" The ghost said, "You can give food to an issue among all moral or ethical 8 and call us." According to the Venerable Oum said that a long time ago, and Buddhist monks walk everywhere to Ben baht did not encounter bad weather. Later, during the reign of Jayavarman VII, a strong advocate of Buddhism, will provide support to Buddhist monks 4 is necessary food, clothing, shelter and medicine. King said that when the monks walked Ben baht in this rainy encounter rain, intense thunderstorms. King sympathetic tone to the monks so strongly requested not to walk monks Ben baht for 3 months every rainy season. So he also called on all people to provide food and other basic needs for the monks in the past now. Buddhist followers will get kosalophal. As a result, there are more people offer no need 4 to monks. This trend has created a book about Ben. Reading said a last name of the Deputy Provincial cubic Nagasena strong power can descend into hell. He can fly in hell without subjected to risk. Those who die in hell, there is a noteworthy visit him and make him get a warm welcome, and he preaches to them to hell, they listen. Before he returned hell they had asked him to bring messages to their relatives in their thanomnous suffer in hell, starvation and disease. So relatives who live should celebrate the monks and donated suffix 4 to release them from suffering. Consistent return to God the King ordered all celebrations brunches, which lasted 15 days to express solidarity to the relatives caring for those who died. So Ben has happened since then.

Why celebrate Pchum Ben

Khmer people always remember and understand all that, "Pchum dream therapy" is celebrating dakben individual dedicated to Beth's parents, brothers and relatives who already know where in the world to come to birth. But according to the text of the Song Ben Siv do not mean only is interpreted persuading the meaning of 3:

Eg wallpaper merit to individuals or individual Ghosts ("Beth" is a Pali word "Ghosts" is a Sanskrit word)

Growth to be at rest glory Hi arising from its effects.

To form a national unity agreement deadlines make nomkom ansaom throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia, we can also note another word, "Bon Đolta" word for some people, since the two words mean the same thing.

In ancient times, this festival is to be held sangkhophot subsidize rainy monk who lives in the present period 3 months since the rainy day until the rainy days. In ancient bater talks in rainy blink intoxicated rain showers make it difficult for the monks during curfew alms. Therefore Buddhists monks prepared to supply daily until the day time. On the other hand, in this festival is held to be dedicated to a variety of relatives and relatives of the 7 kind as well as links relative behavior as well through powerful of priests tokkhenatan suffered Ghosts retribution criminals and abusive tarry, burning hunger that all out of the difficult grief.

Moreover, Ben Khmer people celebrate because they strongly believe the old word, introduced and implemented every year handed down. It is believed that relatives who have gone before, and their parents, grandparents bangobaaunkaunchaw nheateka Some 7 class, be punished in hell sinful Ghosts woe realms. Deep house, located away from the house, people can not see the sun, no clothes, no food to eat. When the season was released Phala dedicated priest who celebrated kinsmen. Khmer people believe that the souls of those will come to monasteries and get offers from relatives or their children through prayer by the monks. Moreover, they were afraid of the curse ancestors extinction if 7 invisible presence and relatives celebrated the liturgy. Moreover, they hope the ceremony they will get peace until the next boom.

Celebrate Pchum Ben laity

Ben laity boranachar Royal Khmer we organized a 15-day period on 01 Roach Roach month Elul 15, a ceremony dedicated to the relatives who have died.

Within 14 days of the Ben Ben Buddhist pagoda capacity of each particular group organized Archbishop Management, will be split into 3 or 4 small groups to prepare yeakou or phottahar 3 equivalent to 4 years 3 to 4 dishes. rattling rainy note in each innings start food and old grandparents in turn choose any house to collect snacks Ben policy dictated policy. and went to Wat listen humanitarian worship silk pants and silk fair parliamentary defeat. The children at home efforts stoked porridge or slaslok each separately. When the morning draft Arunnotey Laptop shoulder to carry food to the monastery.

In the present Archbishop is from Roap on the annex. He then Archbishop Buddhist eyelids food monks soul kitchen implements.. When the monks tetanus proud spells the end of each turn are prepared feed salute Archbishop presence and proceeded dinner guests who are invited to the festival, in its turn, too.

Donated, Ochrov monks was made to scratch direction, grandparents, brothers and relatives of the 7 [1] who died became Ghosts and has been kept in hell. In if gates of hell Ghosts some opportunities from next torment in hell, while some others have been freed O outside hell temporarily to accept the food and faculties merit that children, ie orientation O and will be back to get misery in hell continued after Ben was completed. For relatives who are not even in hell, it was considered able to get a scratch from the protocol in the direction the festival as well.

Thereby Buddhists busy to honor Mermaid annual day and to ensure that the monks are supplied regularly, they will be divided into groups put Website mandate took teyyotean to monks for 14 day from day 1 Roach to day 14 Roach Elul and called Website sense 1. Website sense 14. 14 day this called brunches or dakben contributed 15 Roach, who is the last day that Buddhists from all Website mandate all gathered alms to monks together to end brunches 15, was going 15 Roach Elul, which is the last days, called Ben or the day Ben.

Please note that the laity Day package chtobbachchy (sang) donated Ven samner. Wat Commission proceeded cake ansaom cake and kitchen implements community plan to accounting students donated Ven samner for food in the morning the next day. On the other hand Pchum Ben ancient buffalo horse racing game from 2-3 to their respective areas [ citation needed] to celebrate the Day in the finish. In addition to his cattle and horses are decorated studded with sleek painted oil padlock wore bell collars or observation. [citation needed] some place different from other gamers . but until today, this tradition still missing shrink gradually decrease as long ago to adhere to almost .

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BOEUNG MEALEA SIEM REAB

BOEUNG MEALEA TEMPLE

Welcom to Boeung mealea temple in siem reab province Cambodia we called Kingdom of wonder. Its name means "lotus pond" is a temple in the Angkor Wat period located 40 km east of the main group of temples at Angkor, Cambodia, on the ancient royal highway to Preah Khan Kompong Svay.It is s temple in the Angkor wat style and it located 77 kilometers from Siem rieb province by road. It is the largely unrested, with trees and thick brush thriving ad midst it towers and courtyards and many of its stone lying in great heaps.For years it was dificult to reach, but a road recently built to the temple complex of koh ker passes Boeung mealea and more visitor are coming to the side.

THE TREES GROW ON THE TEMPLE 

The temple was built during the reign of king duriyavoroman 2 in the early 12th century.Smaller in size than Angkor wat ,the king's main mountain, Beng mealea nonetheess ranks among the Khmer empire's larger temples. Its primary materials is sandstone. Surrounded by moats, it is oriented toward the east but has entrance ways from the other three cardinal direction. the basic lay out is three enclosing galleries around a central sanctuary.Structure known as libraries lie to the right and left of the avenue that leads in from the east. there is extensive carving of scenes from hindu mythology,including the churning of the sea of milk and Vishnu being borne by the bird god Garuda.Causeways have long balustrades formed by bodies of the seven headed Naga serpent.It was built mostly of sandstone: Beng Mealea is only 7 km far from the angkorian sandstone quarries of Phnom Kulen, as the crow flies. Presumably sandstone blocks used for Angkor were transported along artificial water canals and passed from here.Despite of lack of information, the quality of architecture and decorations has drawn the attention of French scholars just from its discovery.Most of people visit that temple are khmer people and foreigner.

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THE ROLUOS GROUP TEMPLE

THE ROLUOS GROUP TEMPLE

The Roluos group temple is located in Siem reab province at Angkor side Cambodai.Roluos is a Cambodian modern small town and an archaeological site about 13 km east of Siem Reap along NH6. Once it was the seat of Hariharalaya,[1]:98 first capital of Khmer Empire north of Tonlé Sap (as the first capital in the strict sense of the term could have been Indrapura, identifiable with Banteay Prey Nokor[2]).At present it is composed by three major temples: Bakong, Lolei, and Preah Ko, along with tiny Prasat Prei Monti. At both Bakong and Lolei there are contemporary Theravada Buddhist monasteries.The building here are among the oldest to be found in the area. It is believed that the Capital was founded here before it moved to the area near Phnom bakheng and (much later)Angkor Thom.

The layout of prah ko consist of four enclosing walls from which only parts of the inner two of the entrance tower remain. The six towers of the central sanctuary are built from brick with sandstone lintels and balusters. The tower were originally covered with a light scsoloured plaster of which little remains today.The lintels (the large stone above the doors) are beautifully carved.

THE SMALL TEMPLE OF ROLUOS GROUP

In 1997 restoration of prah ko was undertaken. This will probably last until 1999.A little north of prah ko and the Bakong you can find the small temple of Lolie. It consists of four towers in a declining state . As the brick is relatively soft plants flourish on them.Still a miracle that they stand after a thousand years of wind and weather.The temple  originally was an island in the middle of the Baray (water basin)some 3800 by 800 meter, now dry at some part.Among the "Roluos Group" of temples there are some of the earliest permanent structures built by Khmer. They mark the beginning of classical period of Khmer civilization, dating from the late 9th century. Some were totally built with bricks, others partially with laterite or sandstone (the first large angkorian temple built with sandstone was possibly Ta Keo.The roluos group it has a lot of temple and has a lot of people visit and most of them are foreigner.

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TA PHROM TEMPLE

TA PHROM TEMPLE SIEM RIEB

TA PHROM temple is the modern name of today located in siem reab province Cambodai that have a lot of people go for visiting at those temple it built in Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries  and originally called RAJAVIHARA of Cambodai.

Ta Prohm temple is located about 1 kilometers east of the Victory Gate, southeast of Ta Keo temple. Its rampart is near the northwest corner of the rampart of Banteay Kdey temple. The temple was built in AD 1186 by King Jayavarman VII, dedicating to his mother.

Shrouded in jungle, Ta Prohm temple is ethereal in aspect and conjures up a romantic aura. Trunks of trees twist amongst stone pillars. Fig, Bayan and kapok trees spread their gigantic roots over, under and in between the stone, robbing walls and terraces apart, as their branches and leaves intertwine to form a roof above the structures.

The Sanskrit inscription on stone tells something about its size and function. Ta Prohm owned 3,140 villages. It took 79,36 people to maintain the temple including 18 high priests, 2,740 officials, 2,202 assistants and 615 dances. Among the property belonging to the temple was set of golden dishes weighing more than 500 kilograms, 35 diamonds, 40,620 pearls, 4,540 precious stones, 876 veils from China, 512 silk beds and 523 parasols.

BIG TREE GROW ON THE TEMPLE 

The monastic complex of Ta Prohm is a series of long, low building standing on one level connected with passages and concentric galleries framing the main sanctuary.

A rectangular, lat rite wall, which is 700 by 1,000 meters enclose the entire complex. The east entrance is signaled by a gopura in the outer rampart of the temple. There is a sandstone just north of gopura known as the Hall of Dancers which is distinguished by large, square pillars. The central of sanctuary itself is easy to miss and stand out because of it absence of decoration.

The stone has been hammered, possibly to prepare it for covering stucco and gilding, which has since fallen off. This accounts for the plainness of the walls of this important shrine. Evenly spaced hole on the inner walls of the central sanctuary suggest they were originally covered with metal sheets.Ta phrom temple is the big city in siem reab Angkor wat from the long years ago now day that place have a lot of people go for visiting and the Khmer people live at there they can earn money for their living.Please have a good trip to Ta phrom temple together.

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EAST AND WEST MEBON TEMPLE IN SIEM RIEB ANGKOR WAT

EAST AND WEST MEBON TEMPLE

East mebon temple is located in siem rieb province in Cambodai is about 500 meters northeast of pre rup temple.the temple was built in AD 952 by king rajendravarman.the temple is similar to pre rup in plan,construction and decoration.A major difference,however,is that the East mebon once stood on a small island in the middle of yasodharataka(the east Baray).

the only access was by boat to one of the four landing platforms,situated at the mid points on each of the four sides of the temple.The decoration on the lintels of the temple is superior in quality of workmanship and composition to that of Pre Rup temple.The motifs on the false doors, with small mythical figures frolic king amongst foliage, are particularly fine.The sculptor at the east Mebon temple is varied and exceptional, including two meters high free standing stone elephant at the corner of the first and second tiers.Religious scenes include the god indra atop his three headed elephant Airavata ,and Shiva on his mount,the sacred bull Nandi.Caving on lintels is particularly elegant.Est Mebon in siem rieb near Angkor wat Cambodai.

WEST MEBON TEMPLE

West Mebon temple is a temple in Angkor,Cambodai located of the west Baray,the largest reservoir of the Angkor area.The temple's date of construction is not know,but evidence saddest the 11th Century during the reign of king Suryavaraman 1and Udayadityavaraman.This temple is dedicating to vishnu Bramanism.it was originally surrounded by square rampart with three square,sand stone gopuras and a sanctuary on one level crowned with a lotus.Most tower have collapsed,but the three one the east side are reasonably intact.A sandstone platform at the center is linked to a causeway of late rite and sandstone that lade to the east.the side of the tower are carved with lively animals set in small squares,a type of decoration found also at the Bapoun temple.Siem rieb province have a lot of temple the special is Angkor wat temple that has 7 million people in a year.

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BANTEAY SAMRE TEMPLE

BANTEAY SAMRE TEMPLE 

Welcome to Banteay samre temple of Cambodai in Siem reab province.Banteay samre temple is located outside of the large circuit,one finds Banteay samre three kilometers in the east of Mebon temple in siem reab Angkor wat.
Banteay samre is associated with the tasty legend which connect three temples:Eastern Mebon,Pre rub and Banteay srey, the legend of the king to soft cucumbers.Samre were large warriors, supposed to be mercenaries,Shavian tattooed and very impressive.It is said that the inhabitants of the village of pradak, located beside this temple,are their downward.One of them ,are gardener had inherited a divine soft cucumber seed that the king adored at the point to have condemned to died any person who would enter the cucumber field to steal them.By greediness,it penetrated during the night in the field and was killed by the gardener.Not having a descent, one called upon the elephant of the victory of mebon oriental to appoint the future king, and it appointed the gardener.The late king was buried in pre rup,but it subjects refused to recognize the gardener for king and this one went to be locked up in Banteay samre to project himself.Enormous work of anastasie made possible to emphasize a splendid unit and well preserved.The visit of Banteay samre is to be combined with that of Banteay srey.

The photo above show us about Banteay samre temple .The Banteay samre temple with the Angkor wat style which has feature in the central hall which places the tower of conical condition on top, has the unique of that high peripheral wall and,there is constitution inside the inside perimeter kind of wall where quite the central hall stand in the bath pond.The temple is surrounded in the wall where the late rite is high, the corridor and the hall, two scripture house are crowded in the space where the inside of that is narrow relatively.

As for construct density whit other things it is something which is not felt excessively.The stylobate section was a height, in order to be able to stretch the water inside.The lattice window of the corridor condition is good, also shape is very beautiful. The temple itself it small relativily ,but it has the long going participating road on east west.As for the length on east going road 200 meters,on west going road 350 meters.As for the east going road being similar to the Angkor wat west going road,the style which lays the sandstone on the stylobate of the late rite.Cambodai kingdom of wonder we have a lot of temple around our country.Let's visit Banteay samre together for your tour at Cambodai.

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BANTEAY CHHMAR TEMPLE

BANTEAY CHHMAR TEMPLE

Banteay chhmar temple located in Banteay mean chey province Cambodia in northwest the commune of Banteay chhmar contain 14 villages.welcome to Banteay mean chey province of cambodia near the border of Thailand it take may be one hour from the border of khmer Thai.Banteay chhmar dates from the late 12th to the early 13th century and it means Narrow Fortress.it is thought to have been built by jayavoroman 2 .it was later rebuilt by jayavoroman 7 as a funerary temple for his sons and four generals who had been killed ffin a battle repelling a cham invasion in1177.like preah khan,Angkor wat and Angkor thom,banteay chhmar originally enclosed a city with the temple at the heart.No traces of the city that surrounded the temple remain.The temple area covers 2 km by2 and a half km .It contains the main temple complex and a number of other religious structures and baray to it east.A mote filled with water and a huge wall inside of the encloses the center of the temple.This mote it still used to present day by local fishing and daily chose.A bustling small market and village bounds the east and south east and perhaps there has been continuous habitation there since the founding of the temple.

The sculpture above this it very excellent of building of khmer people for long time ago.inside the mote,a stone rest house and chapel can be seen.the highlight of Banteay chhmar is the bas reliefs, which are comparable with the Bayon. They depict battle againt the Cham,religious scenes and a host of daily activities. In part outer wall has collapsed. On the west side a spectacular multi armed Lekesvara can be seen.The temples center complex is a jumble of towers,galleries,vegetation and fallen stone.Beautiful carvings can be seen throughout.please have a good trip to Banteay mean chey province in Cambodia it not only this temple.

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ANGKOR THOM TEMPLE IN SIEMREAB

ANGKOR THOM

Welcome to cambodia siem rieb angkor kingdom of wonder.Angkor Thom, the last capital Angkor Period (AD 802-1432) until the 15th century, was indeed a Great City as it named implies, and it served as a religious and administrative center of the vast and powerful Khmer Empire. The capital of Jayavarman VII year ( 1181-1220), Angkor Thom is a microcosm of the universe divided into four parts by the main axes. Bayon temples as the symbolic link between and earth. The wall enclosing the city Angkor Thom represents the stone wall around the universe and the mountain ranges around Meru. The surrounding moat suggests the cosmic ocean. This symbolism is reinforced by the presence of god Indra on his mount, the three-headed elephant.

Angkor Thom is enclosed by an 8-meters-high laterite rampart that is laid on a square grid of 3 kilometers long on each side. A moat with a width of 100 meters surrounds the outer wall. The city is accessed along five great causeways, one in each cardinal direction Death Gate (east), Dei Chhnang17 Gate (south) plus an additional Victory Gate on the east aligned with the Terraces of the Elephants and the Leper King. A tall gopura distinguished by a superstructure of four faces bisects the wall in the center of each side. Four small temple, all called Chhrung19 temple, stand at each corner of the wall around the city of Angkor Thom. Made of sandstone and designed in a cross plan, the temple built by King Jayavarman VII to worship Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara 20, an inscription tells about its construction.The stone causeways across the broad moat surrounding Angkor Thom with their unique gopuras, are one of the great sights at Angkor, never ceasing to fill visitors with wonder. The causeways leading to the gopura are flanked by a row of 54 stone figures on each side gods on the left and demons on the right to make a total of 108 mythical beings guarding each of the five approaches to the city of Angkor Thom. The demons have a grimacing expression and wear a military headdress, whereas the gods look serene with their demons hold the scaly body of a naga on their knees. This composition defines the full length of the causeway. At the beginning of the causeway, the naga spreads its nine heads in the shape of a fan.The five sandstone gopuras rise 23 meters to the sky and is crowned with our heads, one facing each cardinal direction. At the base of each gate are finely modeled elephants with three heads. Their trunks are plucking lotus lowers, in theory out of the moat. The god Indra sites at the center of thunderbolt in his lower left hand. Stand in the center of the mains of wooden.please visit together to ta phrom temple of cambodai in siem reab angkor it not only ta phrom temple we also have alot of temple in cambodai.

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