A tala is the rhythmic cycle that organises Indian classical music, similar to a meter but more structured. The word means a clap or tap of the hand, and musicians literally mark the cycle with claps, waves of the hand, finger taps on the thigh, or small cymbals, so the audience can follow where the beat is. Together with raga, which provides the melody, tala is one of the two foundations of the music. Both northern Hindustani and southern Carnatic traditions use tala systems, which share much in common but developed distinct names and forms after about the 16th century.

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Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.