The Thousand-Year Legend
of Prasat Sikhoraphum

Five brick towers
in the heart of Sikhoraphum

Prasat Sikhoraphum is a Khmer temple of five brick towers, built around the 12th century. The lintel of the central tower shows Shiva dancing — Shiva Nataraja — which gives this year's show its name.

Every year the Khmer, Kui, Lao and Chinese communities of Sikhoraphum come together to parade, dance the offering and retell their ways of life in front of the temple: an act of respect to their ancestors, and a reunion for the whole district.