Carving of a guardian spirit Yaksa. Below the figure is a partially destroyed carving of Siva/Shiva.

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Carving of a guardian spirit Yaksa. Below the figure is a partially destroyed carving of a Kala; a mythical creature representing Siva/Shiva and time.

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Size: 5100px × 3335px
Location: Bantaey Srei, near Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Photo credit: © Kenneth Grant / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: angkor, architecture, bantaey, banteay, bas-relief, cambodia, carving, decay, erosion, kala, khmer, pediment, red, sandstone, sculpture, shiva, siva, srei, srey, stone, time, wat, yaksa