The Adventures of Kerri & Matt

This 12th century temple is accessed through this gate.

After a long walk through the jungle.

You finally get a glimpse through the trees.

Then as you get closer you see it peering out at you.

Guarded by ferocious lions.

With creepy faces watching your every move.

The building looks haunted.

It is coated in cobwebs.

And looks like it could collapse on you at any moment.

It is covered by dancers capable of turning their feet 90 degrees without even moving their hips.

Even it’s fake windows are barred.

Long passageways are blocked by rubble.

Trees grow right out of the building!

The entranceway looks like a deep, dark cave.

And some of the doorways are too narrow for any living person.

And finally on the way out you find…the janitor’s closet!

This is one of the older temples in the main temple area, consecrated in 921AD.

Like all of the early temples it was made of brick. However it is one of the only ones where they carved directly into the brick wall instead of putting plaster on top of the brick and carving that.

The roofs have holes in the top to let in light.

But unfortunately that also lets in rain and insects which damaged the carvings.

But it was still pretty cool.

The terraces are big stone platforms that are pretty boring, but have really intricate carvings along the sides.

Like this guy, who looks like he’s holding up the terrace.

This eagle decorates the corner.

This is a replica of a statue that was covered in lichen, resulting in the terrace being called the “terrace of the leper king”. The replica doesn’t have the lichen, so it is pretty boring.

These are the three headed elephants on the terrace of the elephants.

This temple was tall.

The carvings were mostly destroyed.

It had trees growing out of it.

It had barred windows.

And a fairly big Buddha statue.

But it was mostly just a very big stack of stones in the jungle.

With a stairway leading up to it.