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Apsaras or Devatas carvings

dancing guardians of a temple
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Photo of another carving in the stone of a temple of Angkor representing the guardians of the place. Those guardians are called apsaras or devatas. I was unable to find out why there is an ambiguity between the two terms. I know they are always represented dancing and smiling but whether they are devatas or apsaras, I don't know.