India is funding the conservation work of ancient Ramayana-based murals in Angkor Wat’s Wat Raja Bo Pagoda in Cambodia’s cultural town of Siem Reap.
The murals depict the Indian cultural impact on Cambodian society.
The Financing Agreement on Conservation and Preservation of Wat Raja Bo Pagoda Paintings is one of the four agreements signed today between India and Cambodia – in the fields of culture, wildlife and health.Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, who is here to attend the ongoing ASEAN Summit, today held a bilateral meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Apart from wide-ranging discussions on bilateral ties, the leaders witnessed the exchange of four MoUs.
“The agreement is between Cambodia’s External Affairs Ministry and the Government of India. India will give USD 70000 for the project for funding the local body APSARA, which will be doing the restoration work, ” DS Sood a conservation expert who is associated with the ongoing Archaeological Survey of India’s restoration work at the famed Ta Prohm Temple in Angkor Wat told .
India has been for long associated with the restoration work of temples in Cambodia.
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