(Best seen in original size)

The south gate of Angkor Thom is the best preserved.
It 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.