High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Prasat Phum Prasat is a Hindu temple in Prasat, Snatuk District, in Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia. It is located 27-km from the provincial capital of Kampong Thom. The site was a former royal palace which was used as a depositary were royal valuables were kept. During the French colonization of Cambodia the valuables were removed. The complex consists of 4 ancient structures - 3 brick and 1 laterite and masonry and sandstone. They are situated in a north and south manner. The temple was built in the 8th century possibly in the year 706 and is dedicated to Shiva. In the upper corner the temple contained the segments of Linga and Yoni. The Somasutra, a funnel which transports holy water from the statue in the main chamber, can still be found in the main edifice. In the Early Middle Ages the wooden door displayed sculptures of male and female deities. The door facing south was inscribed with five lines of Khmer text.

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