Thousands of Shiva Lingams Under the Water of Phnom Kulen

The sacred water of a thousand lingams, Cambodia Thousands of lingams on Phnom Kulen Mountain are submerged under a Hindu watercourse. The ceremony of making holy water is not very often. Usually, the lingam is placed on the main prang of the temple. When the holy water ceremony is performed, the amount of water is not much while the townspeople come to receive the water in large numbers. King Jayavarman II saw that it was difficult and not widespread. So he came up with the idea of ​​making Siem Reap River a sacred river like the Ganges River. He ordered the creation of a lingam underwater. When the water flows through the underwater lingam sculpture, it becomes sacred water. People can receive it to drink or take it to relatives who are far away conveniently. As for the lingams underwater, there are as many as a thousand, which represent a thousand sages. In addition to the lingam, there is also a sculpture of Vishnu. Nearby, there is also a spring that flows all year round and never dries up. #Travelwithtrip2024 #Thousands of Shiva Linga are underwater #Thousands of Shiva Linga are underwater #Phnom Kulen