East Mebon
Mountain temple in the center of the East Baray
Havens on East Mebon stage
Name:East Mebon Date:952 King:Rajendravarman II Location:In the focal point of the East baray, East of Angkor Thom Nearby:Prasat Pre Rup
The East Mebon is a mountain sanctuary committed to Shiva work by King Rajendravarman II midway the tenth century. It was built on a man made 120 meters wide island in the East Baray, an immense water repository measuring 2 by 7 kilometers, and was just reachable by watercraft.
The baray, which is currently dry, was named Yasodharatataka at the time, and was found East of Angkor Thom. The East Mebon was not Rajendravarman II's state sanctuary, that was Pre Rup that should have been assemble 9 years after the fact, simply outside the baray and straightforwardly South of the East Mebon.
The sanctuary was reestablished in the 1930's by Henri Marchal and Maurice Glaize, two French conservators of Angkor. Its fundamental fascination is its mind boggling lintels, that are extremely very much protected and are among the best in Angkor.
Mountain sanctuary committed to Shiva
A recorded stele found at the site expresses that the hallowed linga Sri Rajendreshvara was sanctified in the year 952 and was set in the focal asylum. The external four encompassing asylums were committed to Shiva, Parvati (the spouse of Shiva), and the Hindu Gods Vishnu and Brahma.
Like the prior Phnom Bakheng, the sanctuary was work to speak to Mount Meru. The five towers on the square stage symbolize the five pinnacles of the legendary mountain. The East Mebon however does not have the levels of the pyramid molded Phnom Bakheng.
Floor design of the East Mebon
At the focal point of each of the four sides simply outside the external walled in area are laterite landing stages for water crafts. Contained by the external nook divider is the primary stage. On each of its corners is an elephant standing gatekeeper.
Inward walled in area
The inward walled in area that is around 75 meters wide contains the second stage, that likewise has a guarding elephant on each of its corners. Toward the edges of the inward nook are five laterite structures called libraries. At the passage entryways to the inward walled in area stand eight havens, in sets of two. Each contained a linga in an alternate shape. Its colonettes are etched in incredible detail. The lintels on the doors to the internal fenced in area contain exceptionally many-sided portrayals of Vishnu, Indra on the three headed elephant Airavata, lions and elephants.
Elephant standing gatekeeper at the East Mebon sanctuary
The focal asylum
The third level of the East Mebon is the square upper stage with the huge focal haven encompassed by four littler asylum towers on the corners. The stage is encompassed by a three meter high sandstone divider.
The lintels on the five block towers indicate delineations of Indra riding the three headed elephant Airavata, the God Skanda on a peacock, Shiva on his mount the bull Nandi, garudas, nagas, makaras and warrior figures.
The towers have a genuine way toward the East, while there are three phony ways to alternate headings. The focal pinnacle contains an asylum chamber that cherished the sanctuary's most essential linga.