What to do in Kep. Pagoda Phnom Sorsir and White Elephant Cave
The architecture of modern Buddhist pagodas of Cambodia, unfortunately, is not very diverse. For the most part, it looks like they all embody the same project, and, with rare exceptions, are similar. Therefore, the appearance and appeal of the temple depend, first of all, on the place where it is located. There are prayer “places of power” in which people worshiped deities for many centuries. Most of these places are concentrated in the mountains, closer to the sky, away from the roads and settlements. Even the low mountains surrounding Kep are a concentration of amazing places, because here is the Samathi Pagoda with the center of Vipassana, the cave temples of Kampong Trach Wat and Phnom Chhngok. And one more unusual temple lurking on the rocks surrounding Kep is Phnom Sorsir, as well as the spelling of Phnom Sorsia or Phnom Sor Sear. Here is White Elephant Cave, the length of which is several hundred meters. The temple is located very close to Kep, it is only a few kilomet
