{"id":498,"date":"2010-09-16T20:01:07","date_gmt":"2010-09-16T14:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sangesh.com.np\/blog\/?p=498"},"modified":"2013-11-16T14:18:07","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T08:33:07","slug":"erawan-museum-to-spread-the-knowledge-of-the-thai-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sangesh.com.np\/blog\/2010\/09\/erawan-museum-to-spread-the-knowledge-of-the-thai-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Erawan Museum to spread the knowledge of the Thai Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_JCstdZmAh0s\/TJELxF67CFI\/AAAAAAAAAfI\/iBroldz1bgk\/erawan_2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Erawan museum\" href=\"http:\/\/www.erawan-museum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Erawan museum<\/strong><\/a> is named after the three headed elephant Airawata. This is one of the private museums own by Viriyapant\u2019s family. It has a collection of antiques as a contribution to Thai culture and heritage. This museum is located in Bangkok, Thailand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_JCstdZmAh0s\/TJELxn-sb0I\/AAAAAAAAAfM\/cWsKdUva_xI\/Erawan_3.jpg?resize=335%2C500\" width=\"335\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The museum building includes the three headed elephant and it is divided into 3 parts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>First part is Basement or Underworld (Naga World)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In this section they have presented the background and establishment of the museum adding antique displays. For me in this section the main attraction was to see the statue of Lord Shiva which is believed to be 1000 yrs old. This statue looks so different from the statue what we see in Nepal and India. I wish I could take picture of that statue but we were not allowed to take picture of that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong><br \/>\nHall or Human World<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here we can see eastern and western Antiques. The interior decoration is the art m\u00e9lange of various styles. The ceiling features the world map. There are four pillars with tin sheets. The pillars have religious stories carved in it. Each pillar has Hindu, Christian and two section of Buddhism. At the entrance of this section over the stairs you can see statue of goddess Avalokitheshwor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Goddess Avalokitheshwor\" alt=\"Goddess Avalokitheshwor\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_JCstdZmAh0s\/TJELzhLWiaI\/AAAAAAAAAfc\/VXYlawF_wBs\/Erawan_7.jpg?resize=335%2C500\" width=\"335\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Goddess Avalokitheshwor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_JCstdZmAh0s\/TJELyONiTyI\/AAAAAAAAAfQ\/TlZntgdOHGY\/Erawan_4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_JCstdZmAh0s\/TJELygxYt-I\/AAAAAAAAAfU\/SOagrL2Pxdg\/Erawan_5.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_JCstdZmAh0s\/TJEL1x2x2iI\/AAAAAAAAAfw\/LeL-3VOH2k0\/Erawan_10.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_JCstdZmAh0s\/TJELzPKstLI\/AAAAAAAAAfY\/rIEPgOrxXOQ\/Erawan_6.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Religious Stories Carved on the pillars\" alt=\"Religious Stories Carved on the pillars\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_JCstdZmAh0s\/TJEL1Qwy5FI\/AAAAAAAAAfs\/_EIxefvf4eQ\/Erawan_12.jpg?resize=335%2C500\" width=\"335\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Religious Stories Carved on the pillars<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong><br \/>\nInside Elephant\u2019s Belly or Tavatisma Heaven<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nIn this section we can see Buddha images from different periods. The walls and ceiling are decorated with tempera painting depicting the solar system.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Wall painting of Hindu stories\" alt=\"Wall painting of Hindu stories\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_JCstdZmAh0s\/TJELzyY3RcI\/AAAAAAAAAfg\/N2X5BHBxV-c\/Erawan_8.jpg?resize=500%2C335\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wall painting of Hindu stories<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_JCstdZmAh0s\/TJEL01FuzeI\/AAAAAAAAAfo\/QA0Zyzu91hY\/Erawan_11.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_JCstdZmAh0s\/TJEL0V-2oVI\/AAAAAAAAAfk\/-nxPWu5JAzI\/Erawan_9.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Around the museum they have a botanical garden with sculpture of animals like kinnara, kinnari, naga, rajasingh. You can feel peaceful environment in this park and get relaxed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Peaceful place for hassle life, get some peace here\" alt=\"Peaceful place for hassle life, get some peace here\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_JCstdZmAh0s\/TJEL2490OWI\/AAAAAAAAAf4\/xUy58JGdLFU\/Erawan_15.jpg?resize=500%2C335\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Peaceful place for hassle life, get some peace here<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_JCstdZmAh0s\/TJEL3cKn9CI\/AAAAAAAAAf8\/l87wgZZ2fCA\/Erawan_14.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Three Head elephant - Great Idea to build up the museum\" alt=\"Three Head elephant - Great Idea to build up the museum\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_JCstdZmAh0s\/TJEL2RNOlUI\/AAAAAAAAAf0\/iVEivH_6LC8\/Erawan_13.jpg?resize=500%2C335\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Three Head elephant &#8211; Great Idea to build up the museum<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>Erawan museum is named after the three headed elephant Airawata. 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