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- noun Apsara is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
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Examples
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About a hundred years ago, some scholars began using the Hindu term apsara, and that became more common over time.
The Mysterious Women of Angkor Wat | Angkor Wat Apsara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine Context 2009
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With photos, he juxtaposes ancient scenes depicted in stone carvings and their modern corollaries, from a woman getting a head massage to the carved dancers known as "apsara," who resemble today's traditional Khmer performers.
Finding True North, Chasing Elusive Bigfoot Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011
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The lotus base that she dances upon implies her celestial nature and thereby earns her the designation of "apsara"
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"Of all the thousands of carvings in the Angkor temples, of apsara and Hindu gods and legends, there is one dinosaur," he marvels.
Finding True North, Chasing Elusive Bigfoot Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011
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Tagged with Angkor Wat, apsara research, Cambodian History, devata research, Heritage Watch.
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According to one Cambodian legend, the race descended from the union of a holy man and a celestial dancer, or apsara.
Classic Cambodian Dance & History Videos | Angkor Wat Apsara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine Context 2009
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Portraits of devata / apsara 019-043 on the outside west wall of the West Gopura of Angkor Wat.
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Portraits of devata / apsara 016-043 on the inside east wall of the West Gopura of Angkor Wat.
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Portraits of devata / apsara 044-081 on the outside west wall of the West Gopura of Angkor Wat.
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Portraits of devata / apsara 102-119 on the inside east wall of the West Gopura of Angkor Wat.
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When confronted by Mittal’s team, she was adamant that she was an apsara, a female mythological spirit who tempts yogis and priests to test their resolve in celibacy.
‘Travelers who were lost forever’: why tourists experience ‘India syndrome’ Harley Rustad 2022
madmouth commented on the word apsara
floating celestial female musician, numerously engraved on every temple bell and painted onto ceiling panels.
it`s said that the apsara derives from the gandharva and kinnara figures, subsequently feminized and beautified in the passage of Buddhism to Korea through China (the influence of seductive Daoist sky maidens with the long hair ribbons).
September 23, 2009
elfflame commented on the word apsara
n. (pl. -ras or -ra-ses) Hindu Mythology a celestial nymph, typically the consort of a gandharva or heavenly musician.
Origin from Hindi apsara, from Sanskrit apsaras.
April 26, 2020