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Weathered sandstone temple towers at Angkor, Cambodia, carved with large smiling stone faces on their upper sections under a partly cloudy blue sky. Below, rectangular doorways open into dark interiors, flanked by carved standing apsara figures in relief. Lichen and erosion mark the stone.

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July 03 20072007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03A photograph of a carved sandstone doorway in an ancient Khmer temple ruin, with a lintel and pillars covered in relief carvings of figures and foliage. Through the dark inner passage, a single small figure in light clothing stands at a distant doorway.2007-07-05July 03 20072007-07-03A photograph of a weathered sandstone temple doorway at an Angkor-period ruin, with a deep receding sequence of doorways visible through the interior. Carved lintel and pediment panels above show chariot-and-figure reliefs, and the stone blocks are pocked and lichen-stained. No people are visible, and there are no figures of a person or any ritual activity.2007-07-05A photo at the stone temple of Angkor, Cambodia, showing a central figure in an orange robe with a straw hat and a rudraksha mala, standing on a stone step before a doorway beneath a large carved stone face tower. Beside him a man in a white shirt holds a handheld microphone, a figure in white with an orange shawl stands at left, and a cameraman with a shoulder camera films at the far left. Carved bas-reliefs and weathered sandstone surround them under a clear blue sky.2007-07-03A photograph of an ornately carved stone doorway in an ancient temple. The recessed doorway has a central vertical column of square carved panels with floral and foliate motifs, flanked by fluted stone pillars with bands of decorative relief. Thin vertical panels with carved foliage fill the sides of the recess. The weathered sandstone shows warm grey and ochre tones, and a stone threshold sits at the base. No people are visible in the scene.2007-07-05A weathered sandstone temple tower at Angkor Thom's Bayon style, rising against a pale blue sky with scattered white clouds. A large carved face with a crown-like headdress looks out from the central tower, with additional carved faces and bas-relief figures on the lower walls. A stone doorway frame and pillar sit at the right edge. No people are visible; the scene shows only architecture and sculpture.2007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03A photograph of a weathered sandstone temple ruin in an Angkor-style complex, its lichen-covered tower partly overgrown by a massive tree whose buttress roots spread over scattered fallen stones. A carved stone panel with relief decoration sits on the lower wall, and other ruins and trees frame the scene. No people are visible; the setting suggests a temple site visit rather than a ritual.2007-07-03