This serene sandstone Vājīmukha (Khmer: ពាជីមុខ or វាជីមុខ), the horse‑faced form of Vishnu, once stood at Prasat Neang Khmau in Ta Keo province, watching pilgrims enter a 10th‑century sanctuary. Its polished torso and crisp sampot folds still catch the light, even though the deity’s arms were lost centuries ago, echoing the temple’s own weathered brick towers near Phnom Chisor. Now displayed at the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, it quietly bridges local legend, Hindu cosmology, and the enduring grace of Khmer sculpture.
