Angkor Wat
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Archeological Society of India to work with Indonesia on Prambanan Temple Complex Restoration
RecoveringNewsJunkie notes the Archaeological Survey of India’s planned work with Indonesia on restoring the Prambanan temple complex. He reflects on Indic influence and syncretic Balinese Hinduism, and asks readers whether…
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The Power of the ancient Indian Story
Prompted by William Dalrymple’s The Golden Road, X.T.M argues that India’s role in ancient global exchange is underrated, pointing to Pallava-era Mamallapuram, Angkor Wat and Borobudur as places where Indian…
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The power of the nameless
Using Angkor Wat, the Khmer Empire, Cham Hindus and Bali, the author rebuts a commenter’s claim that ‘Hinduism’ was a British census category, arguing that the faith has deep and…
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Sights & sounds of Cambodia
The author shares photos of Angkor Wat and reflects that the Khmer are originators of a hybrid Hindu-Buddhist-Muslim Southeast Asian culture, and that Cambodia’s name may derive from the Kambojas.
