Mangalartha, or East Prasat Top or Monument 487, is a small
endued temple at Angkor , Cambodia
It's known as the temple that Angkor
period is built lastly. Approach: From the open space in front of the court, it
faces the Victory Entrance. Near the entrance, a few hundred meters from the
door, there exists a stand bill of the wood which is sometimes called right
side EASTERN PRASAT TOP. The narrow road goes about a hundred meters straight
ahead.
It was built from sandstone in the rule of Jayavarman VIII, in
honor of a Brahman scholar called Mangalartha, assimilated to Vishnu. It's
cruciform in plan and opens to east, while on the other cardinal points there
are false doors. The sanctuary chamber sheltered two statues, one of Mangalartha
and the other of his mother, whose pedestal is still in place. The pediments
lie on the ground. They show Vishnu reclining on Shesha, the three strides of
Vishnu to regain the World, a Shiva dancing with four arms and Krishna lifting Mount Govardhana
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