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  2. Apsara Dance - Wikipedia

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    Additionally an Apsara dancer may be found wearing a garland of jasmine. Two types of gold ankle jewelry are usually worn by the Apsara dancer, the first being kong tong chhuk the second kong ngor (or kong kravel). The sangvar is a loosely decorated band of beads worn crosswise. The golden flower is considered a body-decorating element, either ...

  3. Apsara (film) - Wikipedia

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    Apsara (Khmer: អប្សរា, Âbsâréa) is a 1966 Cambodian romantic drama film edited, written, and directed by Norodom Sihanouk, [2] who was Cambodia's Chief of State and former King. It stars Nhiek Tioulong , Saksi Sbong , Princess [ 3 ] Norodom Buppha Devi , and Prince Sisowath Chivan Monirak.

  4. Apsara - Wikipedia

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    Apsara, Devi Jagadambi temple at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, India. The most ancient descriptions of apsara portray them as "water nymph"-like beings. [16] The Rigveda tells of an apsara who is the wife of Gandharva; however, the Rigveda also seems to allow for the existence of more than one apsara. [14] The only apsara specifically named is ...

  5. Khmer traditional clothing - Wikipedia

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    The sampot tep apsara is actually knotted twice at the waist, one on the left and one on the right; the left knot is longer, while the right knot is more decorative. Scholars trace this garment to the sari of India. [5] Today, the sampot tep apsara is worn by traditional dancers in modern Cambodia.

  6. File:Khmer apsara dancer in front of Angkor Wat.jpg - Wikipedia

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  7. Royal Ballet of Cambodia - Wikipedia

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    The 'apsara dance' of today was created under the guidance of Queen Kossamak Nearireath. Its costume is based on the bas-relief of apsaras on temple ruins but much of it, including its music and gesture, is not unique from other classical Khmer dances that probably do not date back to the Angkor period.

  8. Khmer sculpture - Wikipedia

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    An Apsara carving at Angkor Wat.. Earlier Khmer art was heavily influenced by Indian treatments of Hindu subject. By the 7th century, Khmer sculpture begins to drift away from its Hindu influences – pre-Gupta for the Buddhist figures, Pallava for the Hindu figures – and through constant stylistic evolution, it comes to develop its own originality, which by the 10th century can be ...

  9. File:Khmer Robam Apsara.png - Wikipedia

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