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Thais celebrate return of Hindu statue

Thousands carrying incense sticks and wearing flower garlands celebrated the return of the statue that was destroyed in March.

DNA Web Team

Updated : Nov 19, 2013, 11:17 PM IST

BANGKOK: Thousands of people carrying incense sticks and wearing flower garlands on Sunday celebrated the return of a popular Hindu statue that was destroyed in March when a Muslim man attacked it with a hammer.

Prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra joined the crowd at a ceremony to reinstall the golden image of the three-faced Hindu god Brahma at the Erawan Shrine in the heart of Bangkok’s shopping district.

Devotees from Hong Kong had chartered flights for the ceremony, which was broadcast live on local television and was also attended by hundreds of people from Singapore, Malaysia and other parts of Asia, Television of Thailand said.

Many Thais interpreted the destruction of the statue, regarded as a key symbol of the city, as a bad omen as it happened in the midst of political turmoil between Thaksin and opponents calling for his resignation.

Thanakorn Pakdiphol, 27, was beaten to death by two roadsweepers who saw him attacking the shrine. The government funded the repairs, which included elevating the statue of the deity and installing a police guard to prevent future attacks.

The shrine was built in 1956 to protect the adjacent Erewan hotel after an astrologer said the date on its foundation stone was inauspicious. Erawan is Bangkok’s most famous shrine, and is known among tourists for performances by classical Thai dancers.

Despite being a shrine to a Hindu god in predominantly Buddhist Thailand, Erawan is popular with people who come to pray for help with problems.

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