Ta Som is a small temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built at the end of the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII. It is located north east 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. Many people like it in Cambodia Tour.
Ta Som Temple is located east of the Prah Khan baray and almost on its central axis. Ta Som is typical of the later period of the Bayon style with three enclosures and similar to those at Ta Prohm and Banteay Kdei. The various buildings that still stand are in an advanced state of ruin.
Inside the temple, there are four places contain inscription which describe that there were many divinity statues placed in the chambers of Ta Som, each statue represented his ancestor and hero under Avaloketesvara’s statue. Now only the inscription at the north entrance to the sanctuary is still in good condition. At Preah Khan Temple there was a stone inscription talks about the name Gaurasrigajaratana, which means ‘The Jewel of the Propitious White Elephants’, where was a home of 22 divinities which probably refer to Ta Som Temple.
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