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039. Ku Suan Taeng Sanctuary - Buriram

Title Thumbnail: In front of the Sanctuary, Hero Image: Sandstone Lotus on the Top of the sanctuary, took photos date: June 16, 2022.
039. Ku Suan Taeng Sanctuary - Buriram⁰¹.

First revision: Jun.24, 2022
Last change: Jun.25, 2022
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Prasat Ku Suan Taeng or Ku Suan Taeng Sanctuary (Ku means Stupa) at Ban Dong Yang, Ku Suan Taeng Sub-district, Ban Mai Chaiyaphot District, Buri Ram, Thailand, is a Hindu shrine built in brick on a laterite base. The sanctuary is of the Angkor Wat style dating back to ca. 12th century A.D., and comprises:

1. Three east-facing brick towers on a single laterite base in the North-South direction. Each has a single front entrance with false doors on the remaining three sides. The central tower in the middle is the largest, with a square plan, and a porch in the middle is the largest, with a square plan and a porch in the front.
2. Two brick libraries on laterite bases.
3. A surrounding moat.

From an excavation by the Fine Arts Department in 1994, a large number of artifacts were unearthed; for example, lintels depicting Nataraja - the dancing Siva and the Churning of the Sea of Milk, as well as sandstone antefixes representing Dikpalaka- the direction Gods-such as Indra on the Airavata elephant, God of the East, and Yama on a Buffalo, God of the South.

Sources, Vocabulary, and Narratives:
01. adapted from Sign-Board in Front of the Sanctuary, access date June 16, 2022.

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