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Lolei

This ancestor temple, consecrated in 893, is located in the north of the Roluos group. It makes a square island in the middle of the now dried up Baray of Lolei. There are four brick towers, dedicated to the parents and maternal grandparents of King Yasovarman I, who built his state temple on the Phnom Bakheng in central Angkor. The northern two towers were never built. Excellent reliefs are on lintels and on the walls.

See also: Bakong, Preah Ko

 

Detail of a lintel.
Devata (Goddess) as a guardian. Her staff is topped by an ear of rice.
The inscriptions at the door frames are calligraphic masterpieces.