Prasat Ta Som - The Ancestor Som - a small quiet temple and affords a delightful visit in Angkor Archeological Park of Grand Circuits.

Prasat Ta Som - The Ancestor Som - a small quiet temple and affords a delightful visit in Angkor Archeological Park of Grand Circuits.

Temple Info

Ta Som is a small temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built at the end of the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII. It is located northeast of Angkor Thom and just east of Neak Pean. The King dedicated the temple to his father Dharanindravarman II (Paramanishkalapada) who was King of the Khmer Empire from 1150 to 1160. The temple consists of a single shrine located on one level and surrounded by enclosure laterite walls. Like the nearby Preah Khan and Ta Prohm the temple was left largely unrestored, with numerous trees and other vegetation growing among the ruins. 

The temple is oriented towards the East. Three enclosures and a moat surround a single sanctuary tower in the center of the temple. Dedicated to the Buddha, the lintels and pediments of the Ta Som also contain sculptings of Hindu depictions. 

The outer enclosure measures 200 meters long by 250 meters wide. The laterite wall is intersected by a gopura entrance building on the East and Westside. Both gopuras are topped with large faces of Lokeshvara facing each of the cardinal directions, in a similar style as those of the Bayon, a temple built by the same King. 

At the center of the cruciform gopuras is the entrance gate topped with a tower with diminishing tiers. Flanking it are two small rooms with windows. The walls are adorned with sculpted devatas, while the lintels contain a carving of a standing Lokeshvara, the arms stretched out, flanked by sculptings of a number of devotees. The East gopura building, the main entrance of the Ta Som, is overgrown by the roots of a large tree.

Temple Facts

Name: Ta Som temple

Date: end of the 12th century
Builder: King Jayavarman VII
Cultures: Khmer Empire
Architectural style: Bayon style
Affiliation: Hinduism
Deity: Buddhist (The King dedicated the temple to his father Dharanindravarman II (Paramanishkalapada)).

Location: East of the Jayatataka Baray, North of the East Baray and Nearby Neak Pean and East Mebon temples. It is in the Grand Circuits.

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