The southern and central prasat of the Banteay Srei ('Citadel of the Women'), originally the Tribhuvanamahesvara ('Great God of the threefold world'), near the Phnom Dei hill, Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Khmer empire, 10th century. Banteay Srei is a Cambodian temple dating to the 10th century CE, dedicated to the Hindu deities Shiva and Parvati. Situated within the Angkor region, it stands near Phnom Dei hill, about 25 km (16 miles) northeast of the main temple complex associated with the medieval capitals of Yaśodharapura and Angkor Thom. The word prasat means, in Thai and Khmer, “palace” or “castle” and, by extension, “temple.” It derives from the Pali pāsāda and the Sanskrit prāsāda (प्रासाद).
In Thailand, the term prasat is used to designate buildings left by the Khmer Empire: not only temples proper, but also chapels, rest houses, or hospitals.
