Apsara Angkor at the prayer ceremony for the happiness of Angkor Sankranti at the recess of Angkor Wat Sunday, April 23, 2023
Apsara Angkor at the prayer ceremony for the happiness of Angkor Sankranti at the recess of Angkor Wat
It should also be noted that our Khmer temple also has Apsara, but only at Angkor Wat, Apsara has the two most special features:
1. Angkor Wat has more than 2,000 Apsara statues, and each Apsara sculpture is different in terms of face, dance, gestures, hairstyles, as well as the style on the skirt.
2. Each sculpture looks alive and has different gestures, with some tour guides telling him that every Apsara gesture in Angkor Wat is a dance show. On the other hand, when visitors arrive in Angkor, it is as if they have arrived in paradise.
Apsara means "heavenly dancer", probably from the beginning, before any royal ceremony, there is always a performance of Apsara dance in order to sprinkle the carpet before the ceremony begins.