http://www.devata.org/2009/02/the-language-of-khmer-classical-dance-the-cambodia-daily/ Decoding the World's Greatest Archaeological Mystery: Who were the ancient Khmer women depicted on the Cambodian temple of Angkor Wat? Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:10:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.devata.org/2009/02/the-language-of-khmer-classical-dance-the-cambodia-daily/comment-page-1/#comment-552 The apsaras of Angkor « Itchy Feet Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:32:31 +0000 http://www.devata.org/?p=418#comment-552 [...] I was reading about the history of the apsara dance in Cambodia and learned that both male and female dancers were allocated to specific temples, for religious rituals and enjoyed high status in society. There is a lot of similarity to be seen with the devadasi tradition in South India – from this article: [...] [...] I was reading about the history of the apsara dance in Cambodia and learned that both male and female dancers were allocated to specific temples, for religious rituals and enjoyed high status in society. There is a lot of similarity to be seen with the devadasi tradition in South India – from this article: [...]

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