Editing Rakshasa (section)

==Artistic and folkloric depictions==
[[File:Ramayana war - angkor.jpg|right|thumb|A [[Relief#Bas-relief or low relief|bas-relief]] at [[Preah Khan]] in [[Cambodia]] depicts the Battle of Lanka between Rakshasas and monkeys.]]
The artists of [[Angkor]] in [[Cambodia]] frequently depicted [[Ravana]] in stone sculpture and [[Relief#Bas-relief or low relief|bas-relief]]. The "[[Nāga]] bridge" at the entrance to the 12th-century city of [[Angkor Thom]] is lined with large stone statues of [[Deva (Hinduism)|Deva]]s and Asuras engaged in churning the [[Kshir Sagar|Ocean of Milk]]. The ten-headed [[Ravana]] is shown anchoring the line of Asuras.<ref>{{harvnb|Rovedo|1997| p=108}}</ref>

A bas-relief at the 12th-century temple of [[Angkor Wat]] depicts the figures churning the ocean. It includes [[Ravana]] anchoring the line of Asuras that are pulling on the serpent's head. Scholars have speculated that one of the figures in the line of [[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]] is Ravana's brother [[Vibhishana]]. They pull on a serpent's tail to churn the Ocean of Milk.<ref>{{harvnb|Rovedo|1997| pp=108–110}}; {{harvnb|Freeman|Jacques|2003| p=62}}</ref> Another bas-relief at Angkor Wat shows a 20-armed Ravana shaking [[Mount Kailash|Mount Kailasa]].<ref>{{harvnb|Freeman|Jacques|2003| p=57}}</ref>

The artists of Angkor also depicted the Battle of Lanka between the Rakshasas under the command of [[Ravana]] and the Vanaras or monkeys under the command of [[Rama]] and [[Sugriva]]. The 12th-century Angkor Wat contains a dramatic bas-relief of the Battle of Lanka between Ravana's Rakshasas and [[Rama]]'s monkeys. Ravana is depicted with ten heads and twenty arms, mounted on a chariot drawn by creatures that appear to be a mixture of horse, lion, and bird. Vibhishana is shown standing behind and aligned with Rama and his brother [[Lakshmana]]. [[Kumbhakarna]], mounted on a similar chariot, is shown fighting [[Sugriva]].<ref>{{harvnb|Rovedo|1997| pp=116–117}}</ref>

This battle is also depicted in a less refined bas-relief at the 12th-century temple of [[Preah Khan]].