The Reamker (or Khmer Ramayana) at Apsara Theatre, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Rama and his younger brother, Lakshmana from a scene from Khmer Ramayana.

Rama and his younger brother, Lakshmana.

The Reamker is the Khmer version of the Ramayana, a Sanskrit epic from ancient India. The epic tells the life of Preah Ream (Lord Rama), his exile from the throne, the abduction of his wife Neang Seda (Sita) by the demon Ream (Ravana), the ensuing triumphant war along with his brother Preah Lak (Lakshmana) and Hanuman – the white monkey who is the son of the God of the Wind (Pawan Putra).

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