Travel Blog Photos from Terrace of the Leper King (5)
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![]() | Terrace of the Leper King, Cambodia |
... built about 200 years later in the fifteenth century. The statue is said to represent the Hindu god of death, Yama. The nude representation of the god covered in moss resembled a leper when it was discovered and the name has stuck ever since.
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