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Main Tower: Prasat Banteay Srei

Keywords : Devaraja, Banteay Srei, Jayavarman V, Apsara, Yajnavaraha, Shiva Temple

Site common namePrasat Banteay Srei
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CityAngkor
StateSiem Reap
CountryCambodia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree
Lat : 13.598889
Long : 103.962778

History of production

Yajnavaraha, an important Brahmin during the reign Jayavarman V, constructed the temple of Banteay Srei dedicated to Shiva outside the city of Angkor. This temple was constructed by a noble, different from the temple in Devaraja cult which was normally constructed only by the monarch.

Art

Banteay Srei is the triple temples rested on the flat platform. The central tower is dedicated to Shiva. Although there is no inscription mentioning to whom the subsidiary ones were dedicated, they are possible to be dedicated to Uma and Ganga, two consorts of Shiva, as the attendants carving on these temple are only female.

These towers are made of sandstone, typical to the Late Angkorian period. However the older fashion is still visible, such as the three-sided false doors and the miniature temples that are decorated at the corner of the superstructure.

PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBanteay Srei
Age10th-11th century A.d.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
SectShaivite

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-07-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali