Statue of a Naga, Beng Mealea (or Bung Mealea) temple, Cambodia, Asia.

---

The Beng Mealea (meaning Lotus Pond) temple is located just under 80kms east of Siem Reap. This sandstone temple was originally Hindu and was probably built at about the same time as Angkor Wat in the early 12th century during the rule of King Suryavarman II.

---

Size: 3264px × 4896px
Location: Beng Mealea (or Bung Mealea) temple, Cambodia, Asia.
Photo credit: © Leslie Garland / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 5, architecture, asia, asian, beng, blocks, buddhism, buddhist, building, bung, cambodia, cambodian, condition, decoration, headed, hindu, hinduism, indian, jones, jungle, lgpl, lotus, mealea, naga, overgrown, place, pond, reap, religion, religious, roots, ruin, ruinous, ruins, sandstone, sculpted, sculpture, serpent, siem, snake, stone, stones, temple, tree, trees, worship