Thma Bay Ka-ek

Bay Ka-Ek Temple, or Thma Bay Kaek (Khmer: ប្រាសាទថ្មបាយក្អែក) is located near the south gate of Angkor Thom, Cambodia. It consists of the ruins of a square brick tower facing to the east and preceded by a laterite terrace. There is also a square brick platform on the immediate south-eastern side. Immediately north is a smaller brick shrine housing the remains of a small female statue.

A sacred deposit was found here consisting of five gold leaves arranged in a quincunx with the central leaf featuring an image of Nandi.

A little further west is another small brick structure with a lintel intact and a linga at its center. I’ll group it here for the lack of having a separate name.

 

Keep walking west and you will find Prasat Bei and a little further Sak Kraop.

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Rodney Charles LHuillier

Living in Asia for over a decade and now residing in beautiful Siem Reap. Rodney Charles L'Huillier has spent over seven years in Cambodia and is the author of Ancient Cambodia (2024) and Essential Siem Reap (2017, 2019). Contact via [email protected] - more..

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