Prasat Ban Bu Yai ปราสาทบ้านบุใหญ่ - Khmer Ruin Under Restoration - Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand 2024

Prasat Ban Bu Yai ปราสาทบ้านบุใหญ่ is a ruined sandstone sanctuary located behind Ban Bu Yai School approximately 25 kms southwest of Nakhon Ratchasima with Muang Sema lying some 10 kms to the northwest.

Virtually nothing stands of the sanctuary today although a large number of sandstone blocks on the ground indicate that it was once a significant site. The site was intact until some 30 years ago when it was tragically bulldozed, is what the locals have said.

A large proportion of aforementioned blocks feature carved, decorative elements while a false door and intact lintel have somehow survived in situ and a pristine Shiva linga was recently unearthed.

The lintel is of a heraldic type and depicts a lion and vegetal scrolls although Kala is unusually absent. The style is similar to many lintels found at Prasat Hin Phimai and Prasat Muang Tam, and likely dates to the late 11th century.

Extensive excavations were started in early 2023 and previously buried and intact lower sections of the temple have now been revealed.

No obvious traces of a moat or associated baray are visible around the site.

The lintel on display is not finished with certain sections merely sketched out in a low relief. A very similar, but completed lintel originating from Prang Pha Kho, is now on display in the Phimai National Museum.

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https://beyondangkor.org/index.php/Prasat_Ban_Bu_Yai

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