Legend of the Erawan Shrine - a Legacy of Faith

The Erawan Shrine is majestically bright golden busy intersection of Ploenchit and Rajadamri Road in the heart of downtown Bangkok. Every day, thousands of Thais and foreign devotees pray at the shrine to seek blessings, the realization of dreams, personal and professional success. What is the origin of the Erawan Shrine and its legend? Thais believe that a deity or God residing in any terrain. Before construction of any structure on the land, a ceremony in an auspicious date for laying the foundations to appease the gods. When the project was completed in a permanent sanctuary consists of a spirit house, the home of the chosen deity, stands in a position augurs well for the earth. This explains the holiday spirit in the gardens of many houses in Thailand. In 1953, work began to build the Erawan Hotel about 50 yards behind the current position of the shrine. The ceremony to appease the gods of the land has been required periodically. However, the project has been plagued by delays and that scared the rural workers in Thailand, so far as to quit his job altogether. The contractor turned to desperation by the advice of an unfortunate highly respected astrologer, who discovered that the foundation stone of the building has not provided an auspicious date. To reverse the tide of misfortune, he built a shrine in honor of the god Brahma. The sanctuary was opened at the Crossroads, November 9, 1956, a date carefully chosen on this occasion. Many foreign visitors tend to refer to the deity, as the four faces of Buddha. This is a misnomer. Brahma is a four-faced Hindu worship God in Brahmanism, Hinduism and Orthodox religion. The Thais called Brahma, Than Tao MahaProm or Phra Phrom. The Erawan Brahma shrine was named after three elephant head. The construction of the hotel out without further delay and that the building was just completed. Word of the power of the sanctuary is spread far and the legend of the Erawan Shrine. born. Thais and foreigners, especially tourists from SE Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong came to the shrine to seek blessings of Brahma. When 5-star international hotel chain Hyatt Erawan Hotel has had the original and reconstructed, the management wisely kept the Hyatt Erawan Shrine and took the name of Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel. Not content to interfere in matters that can not be explained by the laws of logic. In late 2004, a new mall opened boutique just around the shrine and, yes, adopted the name Erawan Bangkok. The Erawan Shrine retains its aura of this day and remains a wealth of Bangkok, which attracts thousands of faithful. The Erawan Shrine is popularly known as the four faced Buddha is a favorite of visitors to the Tour Bangkok Legacies a travel site historical people, places and events that have left their mark on the landscape of Bangkok. The author Eric Lim, a freelance writer, lives in Bangkok, Thailand.