These two small temples are intersected by the road lf the ‘small circuit’ with Thomannon lying to the north, and Chau Say Tevoda to the south. Both were built between the end of the end of the 11th and first half of the 12th centuries, and belong to the Brahmanic cult.
Thomannon has generally poorly preserved pediments (described by Lan, 1972). Some are still readable, like the one over the South door of the long room, to the east of the sanctuary, narrating the story of Ravana (with many heads and arms) attempting to shake Mount Kailasa where Shiva is enthroned (200) the pediment over the door joining the shrine to the long room, depicts the death of Vlin after the fight with Sugriva. In the northern wing of the Eastern gopura there is a pediment with Vishnu slaying tow of his rnemies that he holds by the hair, while the Western gopura. West pediment, has Vishnu on Garuda fighting the asuras. Another pediment seems to represent the reunion pf Rama with Sits, shown holding hands, in the forest (201).
Chau Say Tevosa is in ruins and only a few narrative reliefs can be seen and interpreted.
The Eastern gopara has damaged pediments, two of which tell Ramatana stories, the one in the southern wing shows the fight between Sugriva and Valin, and the one in the northern wing, a scene with monkevs.
On the ground. There is another broken pediment with, in the upper register, agod (possibly Brahma) on a throne supported by apsaras, in the lower register Tara holds the body of Valin, surrounded by kneeling monkeys (202).
Also scattered around the temple are fragments of pediments depicting Shivaite and Vishnuite stories (including one with Shiva and Uma on the bull Nandi).
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