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Frescoes of flying devata from the Temples of Angkor Wat

Apsaras (flying devatas) represent an important motif in the stone bas-reliefs of the Angkorian temples in Cambodia .Apsaras  depicted individually or in groups, who are standing still and facing forward in the manner of temple guardians or custodians are called devatas.

 

Issued Country Cambodia
Issued Year 1973
Category Buddhist Image World Heritage Buddhist Arts Theme 1: : World Buddhist Heritage Through Stamps Buddhist Landscape
Type Commemorative/Special Stamps
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