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Bei Temple or Prasat Bei (meaning Three Temples)- ប្រាសាទបី

The Bei Temple or Prasat Bei (meaning Three Temples) is a small temple made of three brick towers built side by side from north to south. All of them face east and stand on a platform made of laterite stone. The middle tower once held a linga, a sacred symbol of the Hindu god Shiva. The two side towers are smaller, rising only as high as their doorways. The carvings are found only on the central and southern towers, showing Indra, the god of rain and thunder, riding his three-headed elephant, Airavata. 

A video link of visiting South Gate Bridge, Kravan Temple, and Bei Temple in Siem Reap province:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSGL2aE9uDk

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Phimeanakas Temple (ប្រាសាទភិមានអាកាស)

Phimeanakas temple, also called the “Celestial Palace,” is a Hindu temple inside the Royal Palace area of Angkor Thom, Cambodia. It was built in the late 10th to early 11th century as a three-level pyramid made of laterite, once crowned with a tall tower.

The kings used the temple as a private royal shrine. According to legend, the king had to spend each night in the tower with a Naga princess, believed to be the spirit of the land, to keep the kingdom safe and prosperous. 

Construction began under King Rajendravarman and was completed by King Suryavarman I. Like many temples in Angkor, it was abandoned in the 15th century and later became covered by jungle before being rediscovered. 

Lolei Temple (ប្រាសាទលលៃ)

Lolei Temple is located north of the main road, in the center of Baray, near a modern Buddhist temple. It was built in 893 by King Yasovarman I to honor the Hindu god Shiva and in memory of the king’s father. Lolei is famous for its beautiful carvings and inscriptions, which many consider the best among the Roluos Group temples.

Originally, the temple stood in the middle of a large reservoir called Indratataka. An inscription found at the temple says that the water from this reservoir was used for the capital city of Hariharalaya and for irrigating nearby farmlands.

The temple is built on two raised platforms and is surrounded by a stone wall. Stone lion statues guard the stairways leading to the temple. It has four brick towers standing on a smaller raised platform, arranged in what seems like a random pattern. In the center, there is a unique sandstone channel shaped like a cross, which extends in four directions from a pedestal that once held a sacred lingam (a symbol of Shiva). Some believe that holy water was poured over the lingam and flowed through these channels.

The temple’s false doors are decorated with many detailed carvings, and the inscriptions on the door frames are especially well-crafted and impressive.