Prasat Sra Kamphaeng Yai, also known as Prasat Si Phrutthes, is located on the grounds of Wat Sra Kamphaeng Yai. This Khmer temple in Sisaket is also well worth a visit. It is believed to have been built between the mid- and late 16th century, during the Buddhist era, and is therefore over 1000 years old. Among the many valuable artifacts on the grounds of Prasat Sra Kamphaeng Yai is a lintel depicting Shiva Nataraja and Krishna lifting Mount Kovardhana. In 1989, a 140-centimeter-high bronze sculpture representing the late Bapuan Khmer style was discovered.

This ancient site is located on the grounds of Wat Sra Kamphaeng Yai, Tambon Sra Kamphaeng Yai, Amphoe Uthumphon Phisai, reflects the splendor of Khmer culture in the past and is an important historical and archaeological learning center in the northeast.

According to archaeological findings, Prasat Sra Kamphaeng Yai was built as a Hindu temple in the 16th century, during the Buddhist era under King Suryavarman I of the Khmer Empire. The sect dedicated to Shaivism was converted into a Mahayana Buddhist temple in the 18th century.

The temple complex is built in the style of the late Bapuan Khmer to early Angkor Wat period. It consists of a main complex surrounded by a covered gallery and gopurams (gates) on all four sides.

The main prang consists of three prangs standing on a common, east-facing base. The central main prang is made of sandstone, while the two flanking prangs are constructed of brick. Notable features include the intricately carved lintels and pediments depicting Hindu deities, such as Vishnu resting above the serpent king Ananta on the ocean, and Shiva and Uma seated on the bull Usubharaja (Nandi).

The Library: This rectangular brick building is located in front of the main pavilion and was presumably used to store religious writings.

The gallery and the gopurams surround the main prang. Constructed of laterite and sandstone, it features entrance arches on all four sides.

Excavations and restoration work by the Ministry of Arts and Culture have unearthed numerous important antiquities. The most remarkable is the bronze sculpture of Nandikesvara, a unique, gilded bronze figure standing 140 centimeters tall (including its 180-centimeter-high base). This rare masterpiece is currently on display at the Phimai National Museum in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Also discovered were a lintel depicting Krishna lifting Mount Kovardhana and a Buddha statue protected by nagas.

Address: Wat Srakamphaeng Yai, Village No. 1, Pradit Pracharat Road, Srakamphaeng Yai Subdistrict, Uthumphon Phisai District, Sisaket Province

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