Asura

This monumental figure of a dvarapala, or guardian, dates to the Bayon period of Khmer art at Angkor. It is close in style and type to the long row of demons that, together with a parallel row of gods (devas), line the approach bridge to the Khmer temple-mountain of Angkor Thom. These divine figures represent the myth of Vishnu churning the sea of milk to make the elixir of immortality.