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WAT PREAH THEAT THMOR DA TEMPLE:
... The area of the pagoda has 190-metres length and 160-metre width consisting of a Preah Theat temple and a big pond with clear water called “Tonle Sor Nguot”; the pond has 950-metres length and 180-metres width. At the right hand side of the entrance, there is a temple called “Preah Chol Niphean temple”, before, there was a statue of Buddhist who achieved nirvana, but now, it disappear because of thief stealing.
The statues worshipped by our people in this area included: The statue of Atitep Vetayak Wann The statue of Atitep Ve Ro The statue of Ang Krong Pleung The statue of Atitep Kong Chak The statue of Atitep Hek Pous The statue of Atitep Srey Krup Leak The statue of Atitep Tous Muk Behind the temple, there is another Me Ruk-Me Na, which was built in French Colonial time. At the front door, there is a Me Ruk with a ruined fronton made of sandstone; inside the Me Ruk, there is a sculpture of Hoa Thi Neang Oup Meapak Vo Tey who is worshipped by Brahmanism. It is believe that if we drop a coconut into the hole of Me Ruk, the coconut will appear at the middle of the lake where the old temple located.