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Photo of a ruined stone temple complex overgrown by jungle at Beng Mealea in Cambodia. Massive tree roots and vines cling to collapsed sandstone blocks and moss-covered walls. A wooden walkway with a railing leads up to the ruins. Four people walk among the stones: a woman on the left wears white clothes and a red-and-white garland, a man in a dark shirt stands on the wooden platform, another man in a blue striped shirt and a man in a light shirt with a backpack stand nearby. Scattered fallen blocks and ferns fill the foreground.

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A group of people in orange and white traditional clothing walk along raised wooden walkways through the ruins of an overgrown stone temple in a dense green forest. Several figures wear saffron and orange robes, some in white dhotis, and a few carry bags or staffs. Collapsed moss-covered sandstone blocks lie scattered across the ground, and a partly restored stone shrine structure stands in the centre. Two uniformed guards in khaki stand at the right railing, and the scene suggests a temple visit among the ruins.2014-12-15December 15 20142014-12-15December 15 20142014-12-15A photograph of an overgrown Angkor-style temple ruin in dense jungle. A raised wooden plank walkway leads between tumbled sandstone blocks covered in moss, toward a crumbling stone structure with a doorway, almost hidden by thick tree roots and hanging vines. Fallen leaves lie on the boards. A wooden box with a curved lid sits near the path. No people are visible.2007-07-06Photo of an overgrown ancient stone ruin in dense forest. Thick tree trunks with exposed, twisting roots wrap around and grip stacked dark stone blocks, moss-covered. To the left, a carved stone wall with a decorated balustrade-style window and worn relief carving. Behind, broken masonry lies among green foliage. A wooden walkway runs along the right edge. No people are visible.2007-07-06A photograph of a large strangler fig tree whose thick, tangled roots and trunk wrap around and grow over carved stone blocks in a dense forest ruin. Moss covers the fallen sandstone slabs and carved reliefs are partly visible beneath the roots. Green foliage fills the background. No people are present.2007-07-06A photograph of overgrown temple ruins in dense jungle. A large tree with thick, twisting aerial roots wraps around and grows over a collapsed stone structure, its roots draped across carved stone blocks and a doorway. Moss-covered sandstone fragments lie scattered on the ground. Wooden plank steps lead up through the rubble toward the tree. No people are visible; the scene is quiet and empty, with green canopy overhead.2007-07-06December 15 20142014-12-15December 15 20142014-12-15Overgrown ruins in a dense forest setting. Moss-covered sandstone blocks lie scattered in a heap across the foreground. A large tree with thick trunks and aerial roots grows over and around the collapsed stone structure, with standing square pillars and a doorway-like opening on the right. Green foliage fills the upper frame. No people, rituals or deities are visible.2007-07-06A photograph of a ruined temple complex at an Angkor-style site, overgrown by large tree roots and trunks. Moss-covered sandstone blocks and fallen pillars lie scattered across a dusty dirt courtyard. A carved stone doorway with lattice-like windows stands behind the rubble, and tall smooth-trunked trees and dense green foliage fill the background. No people are visible.2007-07-06A photograph of overgrown ruins in a dense forest. Large moss-covered sandstone blocks lie tumbled in a heap across a stone terrace in the foreground, with a carved mouldings edge along the base. Behind them, collapsed walls and a narrow stone staircase rise toward a dark doorway, while thick tree roots and vines wrap around the masonry. Green leaves and a blue flower hang at the upper right. No people are visible.2007-07-06