VP Dhankar to visit and inaugurate ASI restored Ta Prohm temple in Cambodia

New Delhi, Nov 12: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar who arrived in Cambodia on Friday (Nov 11) is scheduled to inaugurate the recently restored 'Hall of Dancers' at the famed Ta Prohm temple, located inside the Angkor Heritage Park adjacent to the cultural and tourist province of Siem Reap.

 

 

 

 

The heritage monument became famous because of starring Angelina Jolie's 2001 film 'Tomb Raider'. The restoration work at the sprawling and quiet Buddhist monastery of Ta Prohm has now completed by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Dedicated to Lord Brahma, the Ta Prohm temple is located inside the Angkor Archaeological Park in the northern part of the country. The restoration work of the Hall of dancers inside the temple commenced in the year 2011 under the Cambodia-India cooperation project.

 

 

 

 

 

Vice President Dhankar is in Cambodia to attend the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the 17th East Asia Summit, which will take place on Nov 13. During his visit, the Vice President will also inaugurate the portion of the temple of which the ASI has completed restoration. "Tourists from India, Europe and other countries will increase. They will have a glimpse of how India has gone about the restoration process and how it is restoring the ancient structures," said D S Sood of the ASI who has been involved in restoring the Ta Prohm temple.

 

 

The archaeologist said that for the restoration work, the ASI is collaborating with APSARA of the Cambodian government, under which lies the Angkor Heritage Park- which has several of the world's most renowned places such as the Angkor Wat temple, one of the 10 man-made wonders of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Vice President will also visit the Angkor Wat temple where ASI had done work in the 80s. "I look forward to a visit to the prestigious complex," Dhankar said while addressing the Indian diaspora at Phnom Penh on Friday (Nov 11) evening.