Sundial, calendar & Khmer temples

Notice / 2010-02-24:
Many of the links below have been taken down for a period, because I am in an editing phase compiling books about the subjects and have had bad experiences about intellectual theft, lack of referring, and not least misinterpretations.
Sorry for the inconvenience. The pages will be re-uploaded again some day, as I believe in free sharing of information.
 
Sundial in Isan Khmer temples in SE-Asia

 
The gnomon (sundial):

1: Introduction

2: The sundial
     1997-99: The first experiments
     in sundial construction
 

  

Prasat Phanom Rung:

1: General information

3: Astro-Archaeology I: Art

4: Astro-archaeology II: Theories.

 
3: Equinox Path I
     1999: The first attempts
     in constructing a 'solar-path'
     towards the equinoctial point.

 

 

 5: The solar-lunar event 2000-2009

6: Archaeoastronomic touring 2007

7: The Lunar Eclipse, March 2007

8: Annual festivities
4: Equinox Path II
     2008: Determining equinox day
     and the cardinal directions
     using gnomon and solar gates

 

 

 9: Sunrises and sunsets
       at Prasat Phanom Rung in 2009

10: อาทิตย์ตรงช่องประตูปราสาทพนมรุ้ง 2552

11: Sunrises and sunsets
       at Prasat Phanom Rung in 2010

12: อาทิตย์ตรงช่องประตูปราสาทพนมรุ้ง 2553
5: The solstice days
     Equinox is easy to determine;
     solstice is more complicated.

 

 

 11: Articles in the Muang Boran Journal:

The Sun, the Moon, and Rahu at Prasat Phanom Rung

วารสารเมืองโบราณ: ภาษาไทย
สุริยัน จันทรา และราหูที่ปราสาทพนมรุ้ง: ข้อสังเกตทางโบราณดาราศาสตร์
6: Determination of true north
     Two methods determining
     true north.

 

 

 12: Articles in the Bangkok Post:

New light on an ancient site
(23 March 2000).

Celestial romp!
(1 March 2007).
7: The Vedic Circle
     or the Indian Circle:
     An ancient method
     for determination  
     of the cardinal directions.
 

 

 Kuti Rishi Ban Khok Muang

A Jayavarman VII 'hospital shrine'

 

 

8: Lunar calendar
     The moon's shadow
     on the sundial.

9: Analemma graphs


 

 Prasat Phu Phek:

Field research and measurements
at a mountain-temple in Sakon Nakon.

Not a 'solar calendar'

 
10: A modern Solar House
      The author's office with
      embedded calendric aspects.
 


 

 Prasat Preah Vihear / Phra Vihan

An ancient Khmer temple
orientated towards true north

Preah Vihear

 
2004-2010 explorations:

Locations of ancient Khmer temples
in NE-Thailand

 

 

Muang Tam:

General information

 

 

2004-2005 exploration

The Cultural Route or the Royal Road
from Angkor in Cambodia to Phimai in Thailand:

The Dharmasala Route

 The jungle temple:

A Khmer temple in no-man's land
on the Thai-Cambodian border

Ta Khwai
 
Angkor Wat:

Solstitial alignments

Sunrise at Angkor Wat

 

 Prasat Ta Muean Thom:

A landmark along the ancient route
from Angkor to the Khorat Plateau
on top of the Dangrek Mountain Chain

Prasat Ta Muean Thom
Banteay Srey:

1: Banteay Srey art

2: Celestial consecration

3: Astro-archaeology

 Wat Phu - Champassak - 2006:

1: Vat Phou (Wat Phu)

2: The Ancient City - Shrestrapura

    (Tomo, Nang Sida, Ban That etc.)
Bayon:

Bayon art

 

 

 Prasat Sdok Kok Thom (I):

An ancient Khmer temple
orientated towards true east

General information
 
The Vajra

A literature study on Indra's thunderbolt, which is also used as a meditation object by Mahayana Buddhist

 

 Prasat Sdok Kok Thom (II):

Field-notes and methods on astro-archaeology
from a visit around spring equinox 2009

Sunrise through the gates
Link page Navagraha:

The nine 'seizers' influencing
the destinies of men ...

The Nine Celestial Deities
 
       

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