Shrines in Thailand

Discover 9 shrines in Thailand.

Bangkok, Thailand

City Pillar Shrine

The pillars inside this small, ornate shrine hold Bangkok's horoscope within them.

Tambon Mueang Phan, Thailand

Phu Phra Bat Historical Park

An amalgam of precariously balanced boulders, ancient petroglyphs, and Buddhist shrines.

Mythical canaries adorning the ceremonial hall.

Tambon Pong Ngam, Thailand

Wat Tham Pla

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

Bangkok, Thailand

Sahachat Memorial

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

Phra Achana.

Tambon Mueang Kao, Thailand

Phra Achana

An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.

Mae Nak Phra Khanong shrine at Wat Mahabut.

Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Mahabut

A shrine honoring a legendary ghost bride lies within this vibrant temple.

The Brahma Phra Phom.

Bangkok, Thailand

Erawan Shrine

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

Local boatman leave phallic statues as an offering to Phra Nang, a princess goddess.

Phela, Thailand

Phra Nang Cave

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

Permanently Closed

Many of the phalluses are adorned with garlands of flowers and have coins scattered at their bases

Bangkok, Thailand

Goddess Tuptim Shrine

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

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