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SHRINES AND RELIGIOUS PLACES
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พระตรีมูรติค่ะ |
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Ganesh Shrine |
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The Ganesha Shrine is right in front of Central World on the
left side of the road. The Shrine itself is located beside two
more great Shrines that are also very popular this includes the
Erawan Shrine and the Trimurti Shrine. In this article, our
focus will be on Lord Ganesha’s Shrine and why there is always a
very busy crowd surrounding the Shrine.
When visiting the
Shrine, you will see that the main visitors are not only locals
but also foreigners from all over the world, as this Shrine is
very famous for the highly success rate on the wishes that are
made in front of Lord Ganesha.
The belief
that is attached to Lord Ganesha is that he is the god of
success. He can give you the ability to achieve success and
accomplishment. He also holds the gift of knowledge that comes
along with wealth and he is also one that can get rid of
negative energy including evil and the obstacles that come into
your life, or try to stop you from achieving your success. A
brief history on Lord Ganesha. He is one of the most well known
gods in the Hindu religion, although, he is famous and also
worshipped by other religions such as Buddhism which is the
central religion of Thailand. There are different sectors in the
Hindu religion and Ganesha is from the Ganapatya Sector, he is
also the most worshipped God that belongs to the sector. He is
very easily recognizable and famous for his shape, he has a
human body and the head of an elephant. There are deep meanings
that explain every little detail of his shape and head, the main
meanings are the two representation of the soul and the physical
part of life that is represented through his head and body.
Other aspects of him include a long list of speciality that he
has power over, because of his power of success and
accomplishment. Some of them include, Writing, Learning,
Business, Love, Getting rid of obstacles, and etc. Another
important detail about him and should be mentioned, is that he
is the son of Siva who belongs to what is called the “Trinity”
in the Hindu Religion.
Different locations of the Ganesha Shrine may
be famous for different wishes, although being the same god. The
Shrine in Bangkok is very popular for making wishes on two main
aspects, which is business related and Success in life related.
When you arrive at the Shrine, to fully complete your worship,
there are flowers available for you to buy to give as an
offering to Lord Ganesha right in front of the Shrine. The
flowers are meant as a respectful offering of your belief and
respect to the god. The flowers are not the only offerings that
you can make, some people choose to give bigger offerings with
the belief of a higher chance in receiving the wish that they
have made at the shrine, this is totally up to you of course.
Such gifts include trays of fruits and dried herbs, including
the famous red drink that many Thai people offer to shrines and
Buddha statues.
The next step to take after you have had your
offering ready is to pray in front of the shrine and then ask
what you wish for along with your reasonings, if you have
prepared forward, you can also include the chant of Lord
Ganesha. Then the next step is also to include your full name
and anyone else such as the names of the members of your family
who you also wish to improve their life in achievements and
success. Lastly, is to hang or display the flower as an offering
in front of the shrine where other flowers or offerings are laid
out on. This will complete your visit to the shrine, it is also
very highly recommended that you also visit and pray to the
other two Shrines as they are also extremely famous and have
different specialities, such as love and luck. The Shrine can be
easily traveled to by the BTS Skytrain at Chit Lom Station exit
No.1, then a short walk will take you directly to the Ganesha
Shrine. There is no cost to enter the Shrines. |
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BTS: Chidlom |
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Khet Pathum Wan |
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Khwaeng Pathum Wan |
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Free |
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13.74779 N |
100.54040 E |
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