In mythology, apsaras are beautiful, supernatural female beings, they are youthful and elegant, and superb in the art of dancing.
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| Apsaras in A Classical Ballet |
The bas-reliefs of Angkorian temples has became an inspiration of Khmer classical dance.
In the visual art studies, most of the figures on bas-reliefs in Angkor Wat, depicted individually or in groups, who are standing still and facing forward in the manner of temple guardians or custodians are called devatas, not all were apsaras. Many of the stories related in the Mahabharata, apsaras appear in important supporting roles. The epic contains several lists of the principal Apsaras, which lists are not always identical.
Angkor Wat alone features both apsaras and devata, however the devata type are the most numerous with more than 1,796 in the present research inventory, more prominently at every level of the temple from the entry pavilion to the tops of the high towers. In 1927, Sappho Marchal published a study cataloging the remarkable diversity of their hair, headdresses, garments, stance, jewelry and decorative flowers, which Marchal concluded were based on actual practices of the Angkor period.
Sappho Marchal published her original work in Paris when she was only 23 years old. Sappho was in a unique position to study Angkor Wat; her father, Henri Marchal, was appointed the second curator of the vast Angkor site for the French colonial government in 1916. Sappho grew up with these extraordinary Khmer women.
Lets get a glimpse of the attire of Cambodian lady from where it begin throughout history.
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