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 Erawan Shrine by TangoTravel
Built in the 1950's during th construction of the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel it was constucted as an offering to local spririts who seemed to be haunting the contruction of the hotel next door.
Often, there will be traditional drncers performing within the shrine grounds paid for by worshippers who mingle easily amongst the tourists and lottery ticket sellers who seem to congregate around the shrine. Leave a Comment
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Erawan Shrine is at the intersection of Ploenchit and Ratchaprarop. Built to appease the spirits after a series of construction accidents occurred when the nearby Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel was being built, it's a small but photogenic and perennially packed shrine dedicated to Brahma (Phra Phrom) and named after his elephant, teak models of which are a popular donation. During the day you can see traditional Thai dancing.
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The Erawan Shrine is famous for granting your prayers and wishes. Devotees (locals and Chinese from nearby countries) visit this shrine to pray to the Four-Faced Buddha. If your prayers have been answered, you can pay some money and get dancers to perform a traditional dance for the buddha as a show of your appreciation. This shrine can get extremely crowded during the day.
I've heard that the direction in which you pray matters. If you are making a decent living, then you'll pray to in a clockwise direction...if you are..ahem....making a living out of some dishonest means (or involved in some sleazy business), eg. money-laundering, etc, then you'll pray in an anti-clockwise direction....I'm not sure if this rumour is true, though.. Leave a Comment
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The Erawan Shrine was built in 1956 as part of the government-owned Erawan Hotel to correct bad omens believed to be caused by laying the foundations on the wrong date. Construction of the hotel was delayed by a series of mishaps, including cost overruns, injured laborers and the loss of a shipload of Italian marble intended for the building. In addition, the Ratchaprasong Intersection had been used in years past to put criminals on display. An astrologer was brought in to provide solution to the bad luck, hence the shrine.
In the early hours of 21 March 2006, the Brahma statue was vandalised by a Thai man who was believed to be mentally ill. After smashing the statue, the man, identified as Thanakorn Pakdeepol, 27, was beaten to death by angry bystanders. The statue was replaced two months later. Leave a Comment
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This small shrine is located by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, at the Ratchaprasong intersection of Ratchadamri Road in Pathum Wan district, Bangkok. It is near the Bangkok Skytrain's Chitlom Station, which has an elevated walkway overlooking the shrine. It was built in 1956 as part of the government-owned Erawan Hotel to eliminate the bad karma believed to be caused by laying the foundations on the wrong date. The hotel's construction was delayed by a series of mishaps, including cost overruns, injuries to labourers, and the loss of a shipload of Italian marble intended for the building. An astrologer advised building the shrine to counter the negative influences. Ever since then, it has become a popular place for locals to worship and for foreign tourists to watch the locals. Leave a Comment Directions: Near the Sogo Dept. Store
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This roadside shrine at the busiest junction of BKK has been upgraded since my last visit 15 yrs ago.The place has been paved and fenced with addition of a dancer pavilion and musicians.Also statues of Elephants big n small of various shades are been worshipped.These improvements are probably funded by well wishers over the years.The old story goes that a women prayed at this shrine that she will fulfill her obligation if her wish is granted.Thus ,she was satisfied and return to dance in her full birthday suit in fornt of the detities.I heard that a lot of famous HongKong and Taiwanese actors n actress freguent this Shrine.
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something new for me as my collegue who lived here show me where thai people pay their prayer or wish...here you need to tell the monk you name and what so ever your prayer or wish then there a group of thai dancer will dance your prayer or wish which in front of the shrine.
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