Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:25pm on 24 Jul 2025,Thursday International
A 1,000-year-old Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva has become the epicentre of a violent conflict between Thailand and Cambodia. Clashes erupted after a Cambodian drone was spotted near the Ta Muen Temple Complex, triggering airstrikes and diplomatic fallout. The Prasat Ta Muen Thom temple, located on the Dangrek border ridge, features a natural rock Shivling, Sanskrit inscriptions, and iconography tracing to India’s Gupta and Pallava dynasties. Originally Shaivite Hindu, the temple later became a Buddhist centre under Khmer rule. The border dispute, fuelled by colonial-era maps, has turned this forgotten heritage site into a modern-day flashpoint. (PC: India Today)
