Question

Compare cholas temple with that of present day temples sim and dif

Answer 1

Standing in Angkor Wat – the world’s largest religious monument- the realization dawns on me that Indian history has neither been adequately documented nor properly written. Here are a fabulous collection of temples – replete with tales from Ramayana and Mahabharata  etched on its walls – that lie 2500 km from the south Indian shores, as the crow flies. The temple complex – brilliant by all accord – was built in the 12th century by the local king Suryavaraman in a place that was named Yeshodharapura but subsequently renamed Angkor. If all the names sound so Indian, then don’t be surprised: the king was by descent related to the Cholas who ruled from present day Tamil Nadu. Our local guide Arjun tells us that Angkor Wat is Vishnu loka, the abode of the preserver of the universe. It later became a Buddhist temple and even today the idols of the Sakyamuni adorn the temple and are worshipped daily here in Cambodia.