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ous figure has the body of a horse supported by a tangle of human legs. It relates to a le-
gend that Avalokiteshvara once saved a group of shipwrecked followers from an island of
ghouls by transforming into a flying horse. A beautiful replica of this statue decorates the
main roundabout at Siem Reap International Airport.
Water once flowed from the central pool into the four peripheral pools via ornamental
spouts, which can still be seen in the pavilions at each axis of the pool. The spouts are in
the form of an elephant's head, a horse's head, a lion's head and a human head. The pool
was used for ritual purification rites.
Preah Neak Poan was once in the centre of a huge 3km-by-900m
baray
serving Preah
Khan, known as Jayatataka, once again partially filled with water due to a new opening in
the dyke road. Access is currently restricted to the edge of the complex via a wooden
causeway, so a visit takes only 30 minutes.
