Welcoming International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision on demilitarizing Preah Vihear Hindu temple on Thailand-Cambodia border, Hindus have urged international organizations to urgently undertake its restoration work. ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations established in 1945, in its decision at Hague (Netherlands) on July 18, 2011, reportedly found out that both Parties […]
Hindu Temples in Cambodia
Cambodia’s Ancient Shiva Temple reopened after 50 years renovation, Baphoun Shiva Temple in Angkor Thom Complex
Hindus have applauded re-opening of renowned 11th-Century Baphoun Shiva temple in Angkor Thom complex of Cambodia after decades of reconstruction work. Described as world’s largest puzzle, renovation work which began in 1960s but was interrupted by Cambodia’s civil war, involved dismantling monument’s about 300,000 sandstone blocks and putting those back together. This great three-tiered intricately […]