Cosmologically, the naga performs the function of a rainbow which ideally a bridge between the human world and the divine. Another naga bridge with naga balustrades facing east, north, and south attaches to the outer eastern gopura which is the principal entrance. A succession of 15 doorways lies on the temple axis.
The pediment at the front features a Hindu yogi, surrounded by female attendants and celestial dancers. It represents Shiva as the supreme god. One clue is the hairstyle, the same as that on the dancing Shiva on the modapa inside. Moreover, he is in the posture known as lalitasana or royal ease.
At the front of the main tower is the mondapa facing east. On the pediment shows the dancing Shiva. Below is the lintel which has become the most famous in Thailand. It is one of the finest representations of the well-know Hindu scene, Vishuanantsayin. Vishu is reclining on his right side on the back of the naga, Anantanagaraj which lies on Hera, a long-bodied dragon with a lion’s head. Brahma rises from Vishun’s navel on a lotus flower. Laksmi on the right cradles Vishnu’s legs. Above the tail plumage of two mythical birds, Sahasdilinga form an arch for the scene. On each side is kala face on garland with two elegantly carved parrots below. On the top right corner are figures of female monkey and a monkey baby.