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Places where the faithful gather

From the reporter's notebook

I’ve visited both the spectacular and the simplest of places where the faithful gather.

A visit to Angkor Wat near Siem Reap in Cambodia is probably the place I will always remember.

The complex is huge and the construction history reminds me of the pyramids in Egypt.

Completed in 1110 A.D., the complex has many Hindu carvings in it, but sometime along the way it was taken over by the Buddhists.

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