Preah Khan – light of the Stupa

As you walk through the center of Preah Khan you enter and exit several chambers. One chamber has a stupa in the center with a small alter. If you walk around the stupa and look at the wall/ceiling across the stupa, there is a crack in the wall that shines a through. Positioned just right, it looks like there is a light or flame coming from the top. Looks like a candle as you can see from the photos. A nice little photo opportunity.  You may also notice deliberate holes lined along the walls here.  The theory behind these holes is that at the height of Angkor’s civilization, jewel inserts were placed in these holes.

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