Before entering the amazing city temple of Angkor Thom we crossed the causeway spanning the moat in front of each tower.
These bridges have a row of devas on the left and asuras on the right. They are huge and towered over me as I stood next to them.
Each row holding a naga in the attitude of a tug-of-war. This appears to be a reference to the myth of the Churning of the Sea of Milk.
The temple-mountain of the Bayon, or perhaps the gate itself, would then be the pivot around which the churning takes place. The nagas may also represent the transition from the world of men to the world of the gods (the Bayon), or be guardian figures.
Janaline's world journey 
Must have taken ages to carve those guardians out of stone.
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Thats so true Colline. It must have taken them years to build this magnificent temple city!
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they make for great photo ops!
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I agree!! I think I hardly ever put down my camera those three days, except for when I was busy clambering all over the fallen walls and relics.
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Fantastic photos.
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Thank you!! Angkor Wat is the ideal place to go a bit photo crazy!!
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I like this shot. Nice that the Indian word has travelled far!
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Thank you! It was such a beautiful entrance that it got me super excited to see what lies beyond!!
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Beautiful!
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And to think this was only the entrance into the temple complex!
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