The second Cambodian king in over 60 years, Sihamoni, 51, is son of Sihanouk and Queen Monineath.
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Ram, Laxmi, stories from the Hindu epics are seen in carvings, paintings and murals, as well as recognisable figures from mythology, like Garuda, Sheshnag, Nandi and Apsaras, notes Deepa Gahlot, savouring the beauty of Cambodia.
A list of monarchs who abdicated after 2000.