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(Picture above: face-towers of Bayon Temple in Angkor Thom)
*Glossary of Religion and Arts* ---
Airavata	The elephant on which Indra rides (usually three-headed, and sometimes one-headed; also called Erawan)	from Banteay Srei	from Banteay Srei
apsaras	A celestial dancer who delights the inhabitants of paradise.	from Angkor Wat	from Bayon
asura (rakshasa)	Demon, and enemy of gods.	from Angkor Wat	from Angkor Thom
Brahma	Hindu creator god with four directional faces and four hands.	from Sofitel Hotel	from an Angkor hotel
Churning of the Sea of Milk	A Hindu myth in which gods & demons cooperate to churn the ocean, in order to produce immortality. The body of a long naga (a serpent) is used as the rope.	from Angkor Wat	from Preah Khan
devata	Female deity.	from Angkor Wat	from Preah Khan
dvarapala	A human-shaped god or warrior which guards the entrances to temples.	from Prea Ko	from Thommanon
face tower	A tower with four faces which probabily represent Jayavarman VII as Bodhisattva of Compassion or some other deity.	from Angkor Thom	from Bayon
Ganesha	An elephant-headed son of Shiva. According to legend, Shiva cut his son's head in anger and in remorse replaced it with the first that came to hand, the head of an elephant, Airavata, of Indra.	from Banteay Srei
Garuda	A bird-man which is Vishnu's steed and is the enemy of snakes, often seen to grasp them in his claws.	from Preah Khan	from Cambodian Cultural Village
Hanuman	In Hinduism, Hanuman is a monkey-man who aided Rama (an avatar of Vishnu) in rescuing his wife, Sita, from Ravana, the king of rakshasa (i. e., asuras) ruling the land of Lanka.	from Angkor Wat	from Banteay Srei
Hayagriva	Vishnu in the form of a horse.	from Banteay Srei	from Sofitel Hotel
Indra	The King of the Gods in early Hinduism with the elephant mount Airavata, subordinate to Vishnu and Shiva In Buddhism, Indra and Brahma accompany Buddha.	from Banteay Srei	from Lolei
Krishna	One of the avatars, or incarnations of Vishnu, and hero of an epic.	from Angkor Airport
libraries	Auxiliary temple buildings in pairs in front of the temple platform, formerly thought to contain copies of scriptures.	from Angkor Wat	from Angkor Wat
linga	Linga, a stylised phallus, is used as a symbol for the worship of Hindu God Shiva.	from Preah Khan
makara	A sea-monster, like a sea-snake with crocodile head and an elephant's trunk. It is a decoration on many structures.	from Banteay Srei	from Banteay Srei
Mucalinda	A multi-headed naga that sheltered Buddha under his hood during a rainstorm.	from East Mebon
naga	A snake or dragon, often multi-headed, appears on temple causeways ("naga bridges") as a bridge between the earthly and celestial worlds; also involved in Churning of Sea of Milk.	from Angkor Wat	from Banteay Srei
Narasimha	Fourth avatar of Vishnu, Narasimha is a lion-man which killed Hiranyakashipu in a legend.	from Banteay Srei	from Banteay Srei
Nandi	A bull, Shiva's vehicle, whose sculptures are included in the courtyards of most Shiva temples.	from Preah Ko	from Phnom Bakheng
Ramayana	Also called Ramker, Ramayana is a Hindu epic which tells the story of Rama (an avatar of Vishnu) to recover his wife Sita with assistance from Hanuman.	from Cambodian Cultural Village	from Tonle Mekong Restaurant
Ravana	A multi-headed & -armed demon ruling Lank in the epic of Ramayana.	from Banteay Srei	from Sofitel Hotel
Shiva	One of Hindu Great Gods, symbol of the creative and destructive power of nature, riding the bull Nandi. The central image in Shiva temples is the linga.	from Banteay Srei	from Banteay Srei
Vishnu	One of Hindu Great Gods, who upholds cosmic law and righteousness through many incarnations. His best-known avatars are Rama, the hero-king of the Ramayana, and Krishna. He rides Garuda.	from Angkor Wat	from Angkor Wat
Yama	The Lord of the dead and directional guardian of the South, multi-armed and holding clubs. His steed is the buffalo.	from Angkor Wat	from Sofitel Hotel