SSC
INDIAN ART
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Question
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Mount Meru, home of the gods
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Pisnulok
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The Temply City
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Shiva’s temple
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Detailed explanation-1: -It’s 213-foot-tall central tower has four smaller surrounding towers and a series of enclosed walls. This layout is said to recreate the image of Mount Meru, a legendary place in Hindu mythology that lies between the Himalayas and is said to be home of the gods.
Detailed explanation-2: -Angkor Wat is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu who is one of the three principal gods in the Hindu pantheon (Shiva and Brahma are the others).
Detailed explanation-3: -The five central towers of Angkor Wat symbolize the peaks of Mount Meru, which according to Hindu mythology is the dwelling place of the gods. The mountain is said to be surrounded by an ocean, and the complex’s enormous moat suggests the oceans at the edge of the world.