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The Bayon was the last state temple to be built at Angkor, and the only Angkorian state temple to be built primarily to worship Buddhist deities, though a great number of minor and local deities were also encompassed as representatives of the various districts and cities of the realm.
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English: 12th century depiction of Bon Om Touk (Water Festival) at Bayon temple, Cambodia. Date: 3 October 2020: Source: Own work: Author: Andrew 1115: Licensing.
The temple-mountain of the Bayon, or perhaps the gate itself, [8]: 82 would then be the pivot around which the churning takes place. The nagas may also represent the transition from the world of men to the world of the gods (the Bayon), or be guardian figures. [9]
Date: Ca. 1185, between late 12th and early 13th centuries CE: Source: Needham, Joseph (1971). Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. 4 Physics and Physical Technology, Part 3 Civil Engineering and Nautics.
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The temple's stele records that the site was home to more than 12,500 people (including 18 high priests and 615 dancers), with an additional 80,000 inhabitants in the surrounding villages working to provide services and supplies. The stele also notes that the temple amassed considerable riches, including gold, pearls, and silks. [7]
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