Amazing Angkor Wat among Humidity and Hot Visited on Octber 2019
1 The pinching story by stroking-prohibited Devata of Hindu Goddess
Angkor Wat sightseeing is a kind of battle against humidity and hot weather.
Also you have to beat temptation by the Devata sexy smile or meaningful face.
( Angkor Wat main tower and centre gate )
I walked into the first corridor of Angkor Wat either as others did. The first corridor is very famous for its relief, which is continuously carved on the long wall. 
( Devata of Hindu goddess by black shining )
The Hindu goddess of Devata in shirtless appearance welcomes tourists with various expressions. However, there are rule boards instructing no-touching, neither stroking on the relief, even though it was possible in the past. We find around the relief that both Devata and the statue of the king are glowing black. There seems to be a mixture of hand grit and the coulor of the original stone. It is easier to recognize unevenness of the relief appear clearly. So it might be better to touch it gently for a moment.
I skip commentary on the relief because of a lot of commentary are written by guidebooks and other travelers’ notes. I sometimes consulted my guidebook and went around to keep the famous points. Just saying impressively “Well here, how nice carved so far “.
( One of famous relief at the first corridor )
I believe if you would know the Hindu mythology "Mahabharata" and"Ramayana", you would be more impressed. Hindu worldview which directly connects to this world, is very instantaneous and familiar with my way of understanding differt from their religious philosophy. On the other hand, Indian way of the worldview is in any case too long and complicated to know them on tourism.I remembered as well a similar case of my Indian business experience.
"Oh,That’s an Indian culture."
I heard a whisper from Devata at the same timing, saying,
"It's not a simple moral discipline like monotheism, so it can't be helped.
( Endless relief at the first corridor )
No one can proceed to walk without holding a couple of water and handy towel in any time, although the relief was under the roof. The temperature was over 30 degree there with hot and humid on late October of the starting period of less rain months.
2 The Second Corridor with Empty
The second corridor in Angkor Wat is almost empty.
The guidebook instructed that once there were many Buddha statues, but they were destroyed or taken away during the Khmer Rouge administration in 1970’s. I don't know how true it is,but it is the fact that there are quite a few headless Buddha statues inside the corridor. 
( Exhibitions of headless budda statues at the second corridor )
I believe that "humans are the worst destroyers of human-created cultural properties instead of natural disaster etc. " I couldn't help but remember the bombing of the Great Buddha of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, the fire of Notre Dame in Paris etc. The Angkor Wat archaeological site has been holding up for 600 years at least with some distorted stone structures and collapsed in conspicuous places.” What’s an exciting event, isn’t it ? I felt it.
( View of the first corridor from the second corridor )
3 Crawling up to the Third Corridor 
( Closer view for the main tower of the Angkor Wat )
I finally crawled up the third corridor of the main tower considered as the highlight of Angkor Wat visit. Upon completion of the steep stairs, I found the main tower was standing quietly alone, which was godly but lost its life, thereafter just left only silence. It is said that the third corridor was a space only for privileged classes such as royals during the active era. But it turns to a ruin now, so that anyone can approach into there.
( Steer tourist stair to the third corridor )
Currently,there are restrictions on admission, and the corridor is limited to a maximumof 100 people. At the time of congestion, they maintain a counting mechanism to replace one by one by releasing designated ticket at entrance checkpoint. We may mind to waits for 30 minutes or a couple of hours at worst. It is also prohibited to approach on designated Buddhist dates about four times a month.I find some travel journal reporting not to have approached to the third corridor, who could spend only a few hours staying Angkor Wat. "Oh, sorry! It's like losing a best sightseeing spot at Kiyomizu-dera temple’s famous stage in Kyoto visit. “
As I described it, the stairs are also steep slopes. I do not understand its concept of the founder or designer of the temple. I came up with at a glance that old Japanese-style house maintained the similar steer slope of the stairs either,then old people would have thought as such everywhere. For a moment, I was not sure if I could climb. There's no better way to come here and climb without waiting. 
( Underviewing of the stair from the third corridor )
I was really satisfied with the climbing up after hesitation only for a moment. Having decided "There were hand railings, yeah, it's still. " Nevertheless I was not sure to crawl up without touristic less steep stairs, might consider “ I'm a senior and I don't have the confidence to go down steep stairs.” According to guidebooks, getting downbackwards is a way to increase the dangers since one cannot see the bottom,then one should step off the foot.
( View for main approach and forest from the third corridor )
Walking through the floor of the third corridor, I was able to realize that it was closer to heaven. Except for the main approach, it is covered with dense forest on all sides. In the past, it shouldn't have been like this. I thought that the time span of 600 years after the dynasty had fallen had returned the surrounding villages to the forest. Going to the centre of the corridor, looking up at the main tower, I felt as well having looked at the top of the sacred mountain.
( No vitalizing at the main tower of the Angkor Wat )
On the other hand, no vitality other than the movement of tourists around there. Dark stones, and partially distorted stone buildings were just sitting there. Only silence remained, once few number of tourists walking slowly disappeared on that day. The statues of Hindu deities were not looking at us at all. I looked up white clouds moving over the tower,but could not hear the wind sound.
( Only silence, sky, cloud without holy mood )
I could feel the wisdom of humankind, but it was difficult to imagine the bustling days of the Khmer dynasty. I might be lucky to touch only beautiful scenery of the Angkor Wat without being deceived by the attitude of a monk at the time, who might have been greedy and authority.
( Modern budda statue for symbolizing today's Angkor Wat status )
Reported on March 2020 End
