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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 ...
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"Khmer theatre of the ancient style"), a term alienating it from its royal legacy. [7] [8] Khmer classical dancers, as a whole, are frequently referred to as apsara dancers by laymen; this usage would be incorrect with the modern form of the dance, as the apsara is just one type of character
Apsara Katarina Sakbun (Khmer: សាក់ប៊ុន អប្សរា កាតារីណា, romanized: Sakboun Absaara Katarina; born February 21, 2001) is an American-Cambodian swimmer. She qualified to represent Cambodia at the 2024 Summer Olympics .
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 ...
Angkor Wat (/ ˌ æ ŋ k ɔːr ˈ w ɒ t /; Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត, "City/Capital of Temples") is a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia.Located on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m 2; 402 acres) within the ancient Khmer capital city of Angkor, it was originally constructed in 1150 CE as a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Vishnu.