Prasat Sour Proat

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Two legends are associated with these towers today. One, which has given the name "Suor Proat" or "Tightrope Walking," recounts that tightrope artists performed on a cord tied between the towers during public celebrations.
The second, derived from the Buddhist jataka tale of Rithisen, tells that the Ogress Santhimear imprisoned "twelve young women", wives of the king, in Suor Proat's twelve towers.
This is the origin of the alternative name "Prasat Neang Pi Dandap" or the "Towers of the twelve young women".>