- Area: Preah Vihear Province > Kuleaen District > Srayang Commune > Koh Ker Village
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
Also recorded as Prasat Balang. A square sandstone temple with a large pedestal and massive linga. The square shrine shares its layout, and likely also its purpose, with 3 more together aligned on a north-south axis whilst having a relationship with the east-west axis of Prasat Thom.
None of these gigantic linga shrines have roofs, perhaps unfinished, or made from perishable materials and lost to time. They all feature a sandstone base with steps on each side leading to false doors on the east, north, and south and the open doorway on the western side. In places, you can still see finely carved decoration around this base whilst the sandstone walls remain featureless.
Inside this shrine, fragments of the linga pedestal remain to support the perfectly shaped linga. Water would have once been poured over the linga, pooling on the pedestal, and flowing out its spout that can still be seen exiting from the north outer wall.
Photos from the 2021 tour
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Site Info
- Site Name: Balang (Pr.) Khmer Name: បា្រសាទបល្ល័ង្ក
- Reference ID: HA12140 | Posted: May 22, 2021 | Last Update: July 23rd, 2023
- Other Names: Linga 2 Temple, ប្រាសាទ លិង្គ ៣
- Tags/Group: Koh Ker, pr, ra, Temples
- Location: Preah Vihear Province > Kuleaen District > Srayang Commune > Koh Ker Village
- MoCFA ID: 859
- IK Number: 279