Photo of the Day 498

Boy Entering Monkhood, Cambodia

Photograph by Justin Mott

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A young Cambodian boy enters the monkhood in Siem Reap, Cambodia. He is likely to serve for a few years before entering the workforce.

—Caption by Justin Mott

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Ancient Sculpture, Angkor, Cambodia, 1968

Photograph by W. E. Garrett

Centuries of dormancy allowed the Cambodian jungle ample time to consume the work of Khmer artists in the sprawling Angkor temple complex. Built beginning in A.D. 800, Angkor was the capital of the Khmer kingdom until about A.D. 1430, when its leaders abandoned the site to establish a new capital at Phnom Penh.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Mekong: River of Terror and Hope," December 1968, National Geographic magazine)

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Baby in a Bicycle Basket, Cambodia, 2000

Photograph by Steve McCurry

A baby in a makeshift bike basket stares into the camera in Angkor, Cambodia. It's common in some Buddhist cultures to shave children's heads, often leaving a small unshaved tuft above the forehead.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Temples of Angkor: Still Under Attack," August 2000, National Geographic magazine)