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 Thai Dancers at Erawan Shrine by Rachelynn
Pay 20 Thai Baht to the person who's selling the incense sticks and candles and flowers.
Start in a clockwise direction from the entrance of the shrine, offering the flowers, candles and incense sticks to the 4-faced Budhha at the 4 corners.
Sometimes, you would catch Thai dancers there. I managed to catch a quick snapshot of them. Leave a Comment
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 ErawanShrine by xuessium
The management brought in the Dept. of Fine Arts to design and build the statue of Brahma according to the traditions of the department. The gilded plaster statue was enshrined at the Erawan Hotel on November 9, 1956.
Both Thai and foreign visitors come to play their respects at the Shrine, which is widely known as the Erawan shrine. The number of worshippers is increasing every year. They come to pray to Brahma to grant their wishes, or simply to enjoy the exotic sights, sounds and atmosphere. It has been claimed that the shrine is very potent and usually wishes will come true...but in doing so, you must come back every year to pay your homage.
The original Erawan Shrine was destroyed by a demented man in March 2006. A replacement was quickly built and the Shrine re-opened to great fanfare in May 2006. Leave a Comment
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 Erawan Shrine by imstress
People offer colorful flower garlands, lotus, incense and candles.
If your wish has been granted, you will come back with donations of teak elephants or pay the classical Thai dancers and live orchestra to perform to the gods. Leave a Comment
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We were going to the Hyatt Erawan Tea Rooms for afternoon High Tea and as we approached the hotel we saw a beautiful shrine adjoining the hotel. It was a special holy day and there were many people lighting incense sticks and in worship. There was a group of beautifully dressed dancers celebrating the day, the shrine had a slight smoke haze. It was worth spending some time to observe and enjoy this most important part of Thai culture. Leave a Comment
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 Erawan Shrine by kielorla
Above are taken from www.thailandguidebook.com Leave a Comment
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 Dancers at the Erawan Shrine by jrs1234
There's a great page on this shrine at the excellent Thailand Guidebook website:
http://www.thailandguidebook.com/erawanshrine.html Leave a Comment Directions: Chitlom Skytrain Station
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 Erawan shrine by trisannaLeave a Comment
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 Erawan Shrine by mightywease
The shrine was built as a spirit house ? home to the guardian of the place/building ? for the Erawan Hotel. Now it is a busy focus for worshippers who come to making offerings of flowers and incense or who commission short performances by the traditional dancers and musicians to give thanks for their good fortune. Outside the shrine caged birds are sold ? releasing them is supposed to bring good luck ? and tickets bought from the lottery sellers are also considered lucky.
Incense drifts lazily across the shrine like mist, its heady smell combining with the sound of instruments to create an almost dreamlike atmosphere, heightening emotions. Walk away from the shrine and back into the bustling city and it?s easy to imagine that the shrine is a mirage. This was one of the first places we visited in Bangkok and it was an evocative introduction to the city. Leave a Comment
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 Four-Faced Buddha by Dreks
It is located at Erawan Shrine at the corner of Ratchdamri Road, about a kilometer away from Siam Square. The place is popular among tourists and visited daily by many local Thais offering their prayers which is why the place could get crowded at times. It is a local belief that prayers get answered when one prays to this Buddha. Around the corner is a performance of a Thai classical dance which, accordingly, were hired mostly by those people whose prayers have been answered as a sign of thanksgiving. Leave a Comment
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