| History of production | After returning from Java and unifying the empire, King Jayavarman II initiated the God-King Cult of Devarājā for the benefit of the kingdom unification. He established the capital on the peak of Phnom Kulen (Mahendraparvata) which is comparable to Mount Kailaśa, Śiva’s abode. |
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| Art | Preah Aram Rong Chen is the temple constructed during the reign of King Jayavarman II for enshrining the royal Śivalinga in accordance to the Devarājā Cult. The temple, not lost, was erected on the top of the laterite pyramidal bases, connectible to Mount Kailaśa, Śiva’s abode. Thereafter, the temple on the temple on the stepped pyramidal bases would become the normal tradition for the royal temple in accordance with Devarājā cult. |
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| Period | Historical Period |
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| Art period | Kulen |
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| Age | 9th Century A.D. |
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| Religion | Brahmanism-Hinduism |
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| Sect | Shaivite |
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| Religion and belief | Devarājā is the cult that exalts the monarch as the incarnation of gods. The king, therefore, can connect himself with god through the worship of the royal Śivalinga established inside the stepped-pyramidal-based temple. The temple of this kind was always constructed by the powerful king of ancient Cambodia to express his power. |
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