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  1. Battambang city in West-Cambodia distinctive features are remarkable statues at major entry points.

    The most iconic of these statues is the multicoloured (blue, black, and red) of Ta Dambong holding a magical staff, said to have won him a kingdom.

    Visitors frequently stop to offer prayers and make offerings of food, drink, incense, and money, seeking good fortune and safe travels.

    The city of Battambang ("Bat-dam-bong") is named after him.

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