Prasat Ta Naem

A single sandstone temple, library building, and outer enclosure wall with entrances on the east (main) and west (lesser). It is one of the inner satellite temples that surround the grand temple of Banteay Chhmar. Further to the west is Prasat Samnang Ta Sok.

The superstructure of the temple is only partially standing on all but its eastern side which presents the carving of a massive smiling face, its tiara, and the prasat tower rising above. Below the smiling face, a circle of worshippers in prayer.

The base of the temple is cruciform shape as per similar temples in the area with a hall/forebody extending on the eastern side. On one side, you can see the decayed remains of deity carvings on the outer wall and a false window. You can still see the seated Buddhas in their niches which were mostly lost in the temples of Angkor to the so-called iconoclast event which Banteay Chhmar escaped.

The site is surrounded by remnants of a laterite wall with a sandstone entrance pavilion on the eastern side.

Photos 2021 Visit

Rodney Charles LHuillier

Living in Asia for over a decade and now residing in beautiful Siem Reap - Contact via [email protected] - more..