Preah Theat Teuk Chha - Kampong Cham

Preah Theat Teuk Chhar is a gathering of sanctuaries in Thmo Da town, Beung Nay cooperative and Thmei town, Krouch collective in Prey Chhar locale, around 39 kilometers from Kampong Cham common town. Guests can reach Preah Theat Teuk Chhar by taking National Road 7 from Kampong Cham, turn comfortable common street and drive 13 kilometers before turning right again and driving another 5 kilometers along a channel trail, to the sanctuary site. The sanctuaries were developed in AD 1005, amid the rule of King Suryavarman I. As proposed by King's guide Chung Chheal (additionally named Chekngak Khealleah or Leaksintra), the King consented to fabricate these sanctuaries, and Leaksintra began development on the site called Sithiborya that which possessed by the King, who likewise contributed cash. Leaksintra, be that as it may, utilized his charismatic skill to urge the neighborhood individuals to contribute cash too, until the task was done. 

One of the sanctuaries houses a Shiva lingam named Sreipatresvara, and two godlikeness statues called Paramesvara and Sarasvata at both sides. Another cavelike sanctuary accepted to house a divine being is situated along a trench, close to a waterfall. Severely harmed throughout the years, stand out door jamb remains today, and it is congested with vegetation. The engineer exhumed an expansive lake on the right half of the sanctuary called Leaksintrada. A brilliant Silva lingam was kept amidst the lake. Close-by, a town of well off individuals was shaped. Likewise, individuals from adjacent towns were welcome to live there, as well, and the town soon turned into a swarmed however bright town. Leaksintra told the lord of the new town, and the ruler went there to praise the town's introduction in AD 1025. He gave the city various blessings, including 29 officers and a rice field that encompassed the sanctuary. 

He had lakes burrowed and an enormous court worked for celebration festivities, and he gave enhancements for the sanctuary. He named the site Leaksintrabot to pay tribute to its engineer, Leaksintra. Later, the site turned into a spot for religious love. The religions honed changed from ruler to lord. A few rulers honed Brahmanism, while some rehearsed Mahayana Buddhism. Others were Theravada Buddhists, which clarifies why there are such a large number of little sanctuaries at Preah Theat Teuk Chhar. By and large, there are 551 little sanctuaries which are impacted by Brahmanism and Buddhism.Some of the sanctuaries contain statues of saints who gave their lives for the country. A considerable lot of the sanctuaries were pulverized by years of war. Others were vigorously harmed. Today, ministers and guests to the site look with expectations of finding the name and establishments of these sanctuaries so they may be remade. A few sanctuaries have been remade as of now, their wood and tile material supplanted with cement.