Devas at Angkor Thom
The south gate of Angkor Thom is approached from outside via a causeway that extends about fifty meters across a moat. On each side of the causeway are railings fashioned with 54 stone figures engaged in the performance of a famous Hindu story: the myth of the Churning of the Ocean. On the left side of the moat, 54 'devas' (guardian gods) pull the head of the snake 'Shesha' while on the right side 54 'asuras' (demon gods) pull the snake's tail in the opposite direction.
www.orientalarchitecture.com/sid/16/cambodia/angkor/angko...
Olympus E-M1
OLYMPUS M.14-150mm F4.0-5.6 II
Aperture ƒ/4.0
Focal length 14.0 mm
Shutter 1/1250
ISO 200
Devas at Angkor Thom
The south gate of Angkor Thom is approached from outside via a causeway that extends about fifty meters across a moat. On each side of the causeway are railings fashioned with 54 stone figures engaged in the performance of a famous Hindu story: the myth of the Churning of the Ocean. On the left side of the moat, 54 'devas' (guardian gods) pull the head of the snake 'Shesha' while on the right side 54 'asuras' (demon gods) pull the snake's tail in the opposite direction.
www.orientalarchitecture.com/sid/16/cambodia/angkor/angko...
Olympus E-M1
OLYMPUS M.14-150mm F4.0-5.6 II
Aperture ƒ/4.0
Focal length 14.0 mm
Shutter 1/1250
ISO 200