The great lake of Kampuchea where people have lived for many centuries is Tonle Sap. Hard working clever and powerful rulers belong to this Cambodia's past. Angkor Vat in this area was built by the Khmer's who were powerful fine artists and hard workers to worship Brahma. They added figures of people, real and imaginary animals and also scenes from the ancient stories, that the people related and were famous. the religion of the rulers were not necessarily the religion of the people living in the area. the area around Angkor Vat housed people of Indians, Kampuchea's, Buddhists to name a few. so the gods of these people were also represented in the numerous carvings found here. They mostly used brown and this was an area which received sufficient amount of rainfall so there was lot of greenery with various plants growing everywhere. So the brown stone carvings the greenery and the blue sky exhibited a wonderful picture. on moon lit nights the beautiful girls from Kampuchea danced in the temples. This beauty could be viewed from the sky as well when planes flew over this area and people were attracted to visit. today it has become a tourist destination but war in the area could once again get this beautiful place out of bounds.
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