Building date: 11th – 13th century
Religion: Hindu–Buddhism
Style: N/A
King: N/A
Location: 40Kms from Siem Reap
A river of 1000 lingas' is at Phnom Kulen. There are also designs and carvings of Buddha and Buddhist images on the stone that date at a later period compared to the lingas. Entry to the area closes at 3:00PM, so it is suggested to combine Kbal Spean with a trip to Banteay Srey and allow a half-day for the two. Take the road straight past Banteay Srey about 12km.
Look for the sign and parking area on the left side. It takes a moderately easy 45-minute uphill stroll though the trees. Kbal Spean, recognized under the name of "the thousand Lingas river" includes statues dug on the cliff of the river bed about 200 meters from the bridge to the waterfall. These statues were to sanctify the water of the river, and date between 11th and 13th centuries.
Visit Kbal Spean right after seeing Bantey Srei's wonderful statues, there's a road of roughly 12 km, and it takes around 40 minutes of walking in the jungle by the small path. Several hundred "lingas" (representation of the sex of the lord Shiva in Hinduism) are in separate groupings along the river with places devoted to Hanuman (the monkey god), to Ram and Lakshmi,in addition to Vishnou meditating in a cosmic sleep in the primal ocean. Kbal Spean's water joins Sieam Reap and Puok rivers through Angkor Wat's temple.
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Religion: Hindu–Buddhism
Style: N/A
King: N/A
Location: 40Kms from Siem Reap
A river of 1000 lingas' is at Phnom Kulen. There are also designs and carvings of Buddha and Buddhist images on the stone that date at a later period compared to the lingas. Entry to the area closes at 3:00PM, so it is suggested to combine Kbal Spean with a trip to Banteay Srey and allow a half-day for the two. Take the road straight past Banteay Srey about 12km.
Look for the sign and parking area on the left side. It takes a moderately easy 45-minute uphill stroll though the trees. Kbal Spean, recognized under the name of "the thousand Lingas river" includes statues dug on the cliff of the river bed about 200 meters from the bridge to the waterfall. These statues were to sanctify the water of the river, and date between 11th and 13th centuries.
Visit Kbal Spean right after seeing Bantey Srei's wonderful statues, there's a road of roughly 12 km, and it takes around 40 minutes of walking in the jungle by the small path. Several hundred "lingas" (representation of the sex of the lord Shiva in Hinduism) are in separate groupings along the river with places devoted to Hanuman (the monkey god), to Ram and Lakshmi,in addition to Vishnou meditating in a cosmic sleep in the primal ocean. Kbal Spean's water joins Sieam Reap and Puok rivers through Angkor Wat's temple.
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