Beng Mealea

Beng Mealea (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបឹងមាលា, Khmer: [ɓəŋ miəliə], "Temple of Lotus Pond"), or Boeng Mealea, is a temple from the Angkor Wat period located east of the main group of temples at Angkor, Cambodia, on the ancient royal highway to Preah Khan Kompong Svay. The temple Beng Mealea was built as a Hindu temple, but some carvings depict Buddhist motifs. Its primary material is sandstone and it is largely unrestored, with trees and thick brush thriving amidst its towers and courtyards and many of i…