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Thailand: Apsara, Prasat Sikhoraphum, Surin Province, Northeast Thailand
Prasat Sikhoraphum is a Khmer Hindu temple built in the 12th century by King Suryavarman II (r. 1113 - 1150). <br/><br/>
It consists of five brick prangs on a square laterite platform The lintel and pillars of the central prang are beautifully carved with heavenly dancing girls, or apsara, and other scenes from Hindu mythology. <br/><br/>The lintel and pillars of the central prang are beautifully carved with heavenly dancing girls, or apsara, and other scenes from Hindu mythology.
An Apsara (Sanskrit: apsarāḥ; Khmer: tep apsar; Pali: accharā; Vietnamese: A Bố Sa La Tư, Malay / Indonesian: bidadari; Javanese: widodari; Thai: apson English translations of the word 'apsara' include 'nymph', 'celestial nymph', and 'celestial maiden'.
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