| PHANUM RUNG |
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High above the plain it shimmers, ochre red in dusty heat. Scorching sun and arid landscape sears one’s eyes. Towering stone edifices thrusting high virulent still; ancient corn cob designs, eerie mystical reminders of kingdoms past, glories lost and time’s passage dominant over all. Climbing giant Naga steps which silently caution pilgrims, one wanders through courtyards and cloisters, ever inwards, stepping further back in time until at the epicenter one enters sudden darkness. Eyes blink to adjust and there in the exact geometric heart lays the earthly Yoni, vulva to Shiva’s now missing mighty Lingam. How sad it’s been removed.
Phanum Rung
Corn Cob Chedis, Phanum Rung
Passage Phanum Rung
Cheddi Phanum Rung
Detail of Chedi lintel |
