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SHRINES AND RELIGIOUS PLACES
- Bangkok City
Pillar Shrine |
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ศาลหลักเมืองกรุงเทพมหานคร |
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Lak Mueang |
ศาลเจ้าพ่อเสือ |
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Bangkok City Pillar Shrine was built along with the
establishment of Rattanakosin as a capital city. It is the
custom of the Brahmins to raise the pillars in the most suitable
place in additional to blessed the city and then the city is
allow to build after that.
People
and tourist usually pass by the shrine to pay a respect for
blessing their luck or prosperity. So all around the shrine has
surrounded by sacred place or holy relics.
Buddha
statue tower is the tower in front of the shrine it a place for
prayer or offering lotus or another supplement.
The fake
statue of the shrine. There are a way to pay a respect of this
statue by lit incense and candle then place a golden seal on
statue and finish with tide silk around it.
The real
statue of the shrine. You
can only bow down and offering garland in order to pay a respect
for this statue.
The five satyr statue. This statue
symbolize a protector of the shrine people usually bow down and
offering garland in order to receive their protection blessing.
There are some kind of tradition about refill oil lantern that
will give a blessing in various ways for example refill oil
lantern of Birthday will give you a long life time or refill oil
lantern of exorcise will give you a lucky charm.
In
nearby area there are a special service for everyone who vow
their wish on the shrine and that wish is actually fulfill.
Special service is replacement to entertain the god to fulfill
the vow they can perform all kind of entertain for example Dance
theater and Musical folk drama.
The
Bangkok City Pillar Shrine has a local name is Bangkok Lak meang
this shrine is a center of Bangkok so it connect to a lot of
interesting places such as Wat Phra Keaw, The royal palace, Wat
Pho, Sao Ching Cha, Wat Raja Nadha, Wat Phu kao Thong, and
National museum.
The City Pillar Shrine is locate at
the opposite of royal palace so it is very easy to travel to
because there is a lot of public bus and shuttle that pass by
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