Erawan Shrine

Lumphini, Thailand

Also known as: Kuil Erawanইরাওয়ান ব্রহ্মা মন্দিরபிரம்மன் கோயில்ఎరావాన్ పుణ్యక్షేత్రం

Erawan Shrine, also called “Phra Prom Erawan”, is located at the front of Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, at the Ratchaprasong intersection in Lumpinee subdistrict, Pathumwan district. The reason behind construction of this shrine was that Pol.Gen. Phao Sriyanond, then Director General of Thailand's natio
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The Erawan Shrine, formally the Thao Maha Phrom Shrine, is a shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, which houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of Brahma, the Hindu god of creation. The name also refers to Mahabrahma, the ruler of the Brahma realm in Buddhist cosmology.[2]

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Key facts

Founded1956[1]
LocationLumphini, Thailand
StatusActive

History

  1. 1956 — Founded / built[1]

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q1235886 — Wikidata
  2. Erawan Shrine - Wikipedia — Wikipedia