Kingdom Of Cambodia -Baffling

Cambodia is really astonishing.
Its culture is ancient.
It is  an abode of a great civilisation.
Its natural resources are plenty.
But it is an unfortunate lonely country, plagued by war, destroyed by genocide,devestated by civilian extravaganza.
The political stability is a big question.


The Angkor wat is the seventh wonder of the world.
Its magnificence  makes us spell bound.
The existing state of the temple is just ruins, with stones lying scattered, with beheaded idols,and the sculptures are in peeved up condition.
A restoration is going on.
It has been undertaken by the  Japanese government.
The mural work on the corridors depict the Ramayana and Mahabaratha themes.
They are so life like.
A patient .careful perception delineates the story ,as narrated by Valmiki and Vyasa.
Hinduism was practised in Cambodia ,for centuries.
The great rulers Mahendra Varman, Jeya varman VII, have laid a strong foundation for the religion.


The 1008 lingams in a hillock ,about fifty kilometers from Siemreap, incites bewilderment and fantasy.
The flow of water from a stream amidst an undualating terrain,over the 1008 lingams is rapturous.
Along with the lingams there are sculptures of Vishnu, reclining on his snake bed, Mahalakshmi, and Brahma.
The  creator, the protector and the destroyer all in a row,renders a realisation that the universe so vast and huge is governed by the simple principle of susteneance.
The Shakthi and Shiva concept is predominantly imposing.
The rustling of leaves, the humming of water from the stream and the innocent inhabitation  are alluring and at the same tiime present a subtle serene yoga.


The Hinduism has lost its grounds in Cambodia.
Its place has been usurped by Buddhism.
Buddhism is a cult that emanated from India.
The idols of Hindu Gods have been replaced by Buddhist statues.

Religion ,whether it be Hinduism, Christianity, Muslim.Buddhism. all preach the same virtue in a different proforma.
Beheading  the idols is a transgression.
The cynical ,callous outbursts are manifested .in the wrecked edifice.
The criminal insinuations have not only affected the religious feelings of the Hindus, but also has marred the rich heritage.
That which has to be passed on to the future generations has been destroyed.

Even  the ruins of Angkorwatt are astounding
It is a celestial experience par excellence