Yeay Peau temple, named after King Prohm’s mother, is 150m north of Ta Prohm in the grounds of a modern pagoda.
Legend has it that Peau gave birth to a son, Prohm. When Prohm discovered his father was King Preah Ket Mealea, he set off to live with the king. After a few years, he returned to his mother but did not recognise her; taken by her beauty, asked her to become his wife. He refused to believe Peau’s protests that she was his mother. To put off his advances, she suggested a contest to avoid the impending marriage.
