Trimurti Shrine, Bangkok, Thailand
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Trimurti Shrine is a shrine outside Central World Plaza in Bangkok. It was originally located at the corner of the Ratchaprasong junction, but when the Central World Plaza (formerly World Trade Center) was expanded, the shrine was moved to the far end of the plaza, next to the Ganesha Shrine. Along with the Ganesha and Erawan Shrine, the Trimurti Shrine shows the fusion of Hindu deities into a predominantly Buddhist fabric of Thai belief.

Trimurti is the Hindu trinity comprising the deities Brahma the creator, Vishnu the sustainer and Siva the destroyer. Together, they form the three most important deities in the Hindu pantheon. The Trimurti Shrine was originally built in 1989, built in classical Indian with a Thai influence. The statue itself is a replica based on one from Ayutthaya. The shrine is popular among young Thais because it is the shrine for the god of love, and thus has a reputation of granting happiness in love.





Worshippers at Trimurti Shrine


View of Central World Plaza with the Trimurti Shrine in front


Trimurti Shrine in front of the World Trade Center building, before its expansion and renaming as Central World Plaza




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