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Angkor, Siem Reap · 13.4355°, 103.9205°
The state temple of King Rajendravarman, dedicated in 961 or early 962 and built as a temple-mountain of brick, laterite and sandstone south of the East Baray on an axis with the East Mebon. Two enclosure walls surround an outer platform of about 117 by 127 metres, from which a three-tiered pyramid rises to a summit carrying five towers in quincunx, the central one holding the main sanctuary and the corner towers once housing images of Lakshmi, Uma and Vishnu.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Its modern name means to turn the body, from a widespread Cambodian belief that funerals were held here and the ashes ritually rotated to face each direction in turn as the rite proceeded.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Khmer Empire
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