Temple Info
Chau Say Tevoda (literally: prolific grandchildren of a deity) is a Hindu temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It is located at the east of Angkor Thom, directly south of Thommanon across the Victory gateway. Chau Say Tevoda built-in the mid-12th century, it is a temple in the Angkor Wat period. It is dedicated to the god Shiva and Vishnu with unique types of female sculptures of devatas enshrined in it.
The Buddha images have been interpreted to have been built during the reign of Dharanindravarman, father of Jayavarman VII, who ruled from Preah Khan of Kompong. The temple was in a dilapidated state with 4,000 of its elements lying scattered on the embankment and in the Siem Reap river. Many of these elements were used in the restoration work carried out by a Chinese team between 2000 and 2009 under a project sponsored by the People's Republic of China. The temple was reopened in late 2009.
Originally Chau Say Tevoda was partly built in the mid-12th century under the reign of King Suryavarman II. Further supplementation of structures was done under the reign of Jayavarman VII.
Though the temple was built under Hindu kings during the 11th and 12th centuries with predominantly Hindu deities such as Shiva and Vishnu, representation of Buddha images was interpreted to have been built during the reign of Dharanindravarman, father of Jayavarman VII, who ruled from Preah Khan Kompong Svay.
The Tevoda is built to a cruciform plan and linked to an entrance hall, similar to the Hindu temples built in India, particularly in Odisha. The temple has four gopuras or towers on the four cardinal signs with an entrance from the east through a raised bridge. The long hall, which links the gopuras and central chamber of the temple, has very elegant flower decorations. The temple consists of a central tower with an attached Mandapa, which is achieved through an Antarala chamber of small size, and with two libraries on its southern and northern sides.
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| Images of devatas are engraved on Chau Say Tevoda temple. |
It is enclosed by a compound wall which has four gopuras or towers. To its east, there is a raised causeway that leads to the Siem Reap river. Many of the sculptures depict Vishnu and are in a fairly good condition. However, the main deity of the temple is Shiva. Some of the sculptures are also of Buddha but disfigured totally. With time the ceiling has collapsed and led to further deterioration. The defaced Buddhas, which are deified in a lotus posture, flanked by devotees, are in a mandapa behind a pediment from the entrance door which leads to the Antarala.
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| Gopura |
The incomplete eastern Gopura I, which is oriented in the western direction, has a roof which is part of the second "pediment of the lateral southern extension" which is not fully restored. The main figure here is of Buddha in a cross-legged posture seated on a high platform flanked by disfigured carvings which are interpreted as that of Garuda and the king of Nagas. The top pediment of this Gopura I with the figure of Buddha has an umbrella cover of a Bodhi tree. Carvings depicting episodes from the life of Buddha are seen on the northern door of the eastern Gopura I. A notable bass relief here is of Sita (heroine of the epic Ramayana) in a seated posture over an altar flanked by rakshasis (female demonesses). Hanuman, in a small monkey form, is carved in sitting posture facing Sita and offering her Rama's ring. A wall built with laterite stones enclosing the temple, which had existed in the past, has disappeared.
Temple Facts
Name: Chau Say Tevoda Temple
Completed date: mid-12th century
Builder: Suryavarman II, continued by Yasovarman II, additions by Jayavarman VIII
Cultures: Khmer Empire
Affiliation: Hinduism
Dedicated: Shiva and Vishnu.
Architecture type: Khmer (Angkor Wat style)
Location: Chau Say Tevoda temple is located opposite of the Thommanon temple and about 500 meters east of the Victory Gate of Angkor Thom on the way to Ta Keo and Ta Prohm temples.
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