Indravarman I, Indradeví’s husband, succeeded Jayavarman III to the throne of Hariharálaya. His master was Siva Soma.
The king’s main achievement, the Indratatáka reservoir, played an important social and religious role. Today, the reservoir is dried up.
Preah Kö temple, view from the east
In 879, the king commissioned the
construction of the 6-brick sanctuaries Preah Kö temple, dedicated to his
parents, his maternal grandparents and to Jayavarman II and his wife, both
deified in the likeness of Siva and his wife.
In 881, Indravarman commissioned
the construction of the Bakong temple where he laid the Indresvara linga. The
king also dedicated a sanctuary to Siva inside Phnom Bayang temple, in Takeo
province.
Bankong temple, view from the east
