Sahasra lingas carved into the riverbed of the Kbal Spean River
One thousand lingas carved into the riverbed
The image shows the Kbal Spean River with a grid of lingas carved into its sandstone riverbed. This river is also known as the Sahasralinga River (River of One Thousand Lingas) because of the hundreds of lingas carved into its riverbed. Note: Sahasra means one thousand in Sanskrit. The linga is a symbol of Shiva, one of the Hindu Trinity.
As you can see from the image, the lingas are carved within rectangular blocks in a grid-like fashion. Besides these lingas, there are other stone carvings on the riverbed and nearby rocks.
The Kbal Spean River flows through the Phnom Kulen National Park, about 30 miles north of Siem Reap in Cambodia. Note: Kbal Spean means bridge head in the Khmer language.
Kbal Spean forks into two rivers, Siem Reap and Puok, before flowing to Tonlé Sap, a beautiful lake on the lower Mekong basin near Phnom Penh.
Related Pages
– Phnom Kulen National Park
– Angkor Wat, Angkor Wat Bas-Reliefs, Angkor Thom, Bayon, Ta Prohm, Banteay Srei
– Tonlé Sap, Cambodia
– Bali, Prambanan, Prambanan Bas-Reliefs, Borobudur, Indonesia
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