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The southern and central prasat of the Banteay Srei ('Citadel of the Women'), originally the Tribhuvanamahesvara ('Great God of the threefold world'), near the Phnom Dei hill, Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Khmer empire, 10th century. Banteay Srei is a Cambodian temple dating to the 10th century CE, dedicated to the Hindu deities Shiva and Parvati. Situated within the Angkor region, it stands near Phnom Dei hill, about 25 km (16 miles) northeast of the main temple complex associated with the medieval capitals of Yaśodharapura and Angkor Thom. The word prasat means, in Thai and Khmer, “palace” or “castle” and, by extension, “temple.” It derives from the Pali pāsāda and the Sanskrit prāsāda (प्रासाद).

Dengue Fever - Sni Bong 2005

Dengue Fever is an American band from Los Angeles who combine Cambodian rock and pop music of the 1960s and 70s with psychedelic rock and other world music styles. The brothers Ethan Holtzman and Zac Holtzman had discovered Cambodian psychedelic rock music and formed Dengue Fever in 2001 to perform songs recorded by Cambodian artists like Sinn Sisamouth, Ros Serey Sothea, Pen Ran, and others, most of whom died or disappeared during the Khmer Rouge regime.

Wanting a vocalist who could sing the Khmer lyrics of the Cambodian songs they hoped to play, the band auditioned singers in the Little Phnom Penh area of Long Beach. They selected Chhom Nimol, who had previously been a well-known singer in Cambodia before emigrating to the US. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2003. "Sni Bong" was featured in episode 21 of Welcome to Night Vale.

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Bronze ritual conch shell, Khmer (Cambodia), 12th -13th century