Source: thestar.com.my
BANGKOK, THAILAND, September 18, 2010: Bangkok is often synonymous with Buddhism, but the savvy traveler and the devout know that the city also has five other Hindu shrines the size of Thailand’s ubiquitous Buddhist Temples.These six shrines honor the Hindu Deities Brahman, Indra, Narayana, Lakshmi, Trimurti Ishvara and Ganesha.
It is easy to visit and pray at all six is easy because they are all within walking distance of one another. All six life-sized Deities are located on relatively small spaces, and worshippers pray in the open air. It’s customary to start at the famous Erawan Shrine, also called Brahman Shrine or Phra Phrom by the Thais–every taxi driver in Bangkok knows this most revered and famous of shrines in Ratchaprasong, the city’s pre-eminent shopping and entertainment district. Millions, including Malaysians, visit annually, to worship the four-faced Brahma.