DP17_16 - A view of a sanctuary doorway at Banteay Kdei, Angkor, Cambodia.

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionBanteay Kdei, Angkor, Cambodia. The doorway or entrance to a temple sanctuary was protected by a divinity called "dvarapala" or "guardian of the doorway" in Sanskrit. Evil spirits were thus deterred from entering, hence the divinity was a temple guardian.Date Original30 December 1962CountryCambodia

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SeriesISEAS0049 DP17_16SEACC CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectBanteay KdeiAngkorCambodia. Dvarapala (Temple guardian)Temples

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