Yeay Pov Temple

Located just north of Ta Prohm Temple of Tonle Bati, Prasat Yeay Pow as it is also known, is a single sandstone temple on the monastery grounds of Wat Bati.

The square temple opens to the east with a slightly narrower forebody extending its length by half-as-much again and further extended by bold sandstone pilasters topped with a partly completed decorative pediment. The east doorway is flanked by octagonal decorated columns and topped by a lintel depicting three worshipers holding up a seated Boddhisvatta.

Keep going inside there is another lintel but unfinished or strangely decayed relative to other features. Inside the central shrine today is a collection of Buddha statues.

The exterior sides of the temple are plan but on the west side, a false door topped with an impressive lintel and pediment.

Nearby there is a pile of remains and just to the south there is an area that has been demarcated by recycled parts of the temple including what appears to be parts of a naga balustrade. At one end of this area is a shrine.

A stele inscribed with 23 lines of Khmer was found nearby here and registered under K. 39 that is dated to 1574 AD praising a dignitary and his family for their offerings, you can read the full introduction by Savorous Pou here.

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..