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Place of worship · เขตปทุมวัน, Bangkok
Erawan Shrine
ศาลท้าวมหาพรหม
- Today
- Open today, 06:00 – 22:00
- Visit duration
- 20 min Editorial visit time estimate
- Accessibility
- Step-free
- Price
- Free entry
- Standing
- Must see
- Rank
- Rank 19 of 3,498
Plan your visit.
Opening hours
| Monday | 06:00 – 22:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 06:00 – 22:00 |
| Wednesday | 06:00 – 22:00 |
| Thursday | 06:00 – 22:00 |
| Friday | 06:00 – 22:00 |
| Saturday | 06:00 – 22:00 |
| Sunday | 06:00 – 22:00 |
Checked 2026-11-03 · Source
About Erawan Shrine
The Erawan Shrine is a small open pavilion on the corner of the Ratchaprasong junction, hemmed in by department stores and skywalks, holding a gilded four-faced image of Phra Phrom — the Thai form of Brahma. It was built in 1956 as part of the government-owned Erawan Hotel after the hotel's construction went badly wrong: cost overruns, injuries to labourers, and a shipload of Italian marble lost at sea.
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What's inside
The shrine is a single pavilion that takes ten paces to walk around, and the whole ritual is arranged around the fact that the image has four faces. Worshippers circle it clockwise and offer at each face in turn — incense, a candle, a garland — which is why the pavement circuit is always moving and why standing still in it is the one thing a visitor should not do.
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How long to spend
Twenty minutes, and that is not a short-changed figure — it is what the place takes. The shrine is one pavilion; a full clockwise circuit with a stop at each of the four faces, time to watch a dance through, and a look at the elephant offerings fills twenty minutes honestly and there is no second room to go to.
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Season and crowds
Between seven and eight in the morning. Later in the day the shrine is busy without interruption until late, and on an evening it can be difficult to complete a circuit at all. The shrine is open daily from 06:00 to 22:00, and hours can change through site-specific announcements.
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Tickets
The shrine has no admission fee, as the foundation's own worship page states. A votive dance costs 500 baht per person, is permitted between 07.00 and 08.00, and may not run longer than fifteen minutes. Offerings are optional and priced separately according to type and size.
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Getting there
Take the BTS to Chit Lom and walk out along the skywalk, which sets a visitor down at the shrine's own corner without ever crossing traffic; that is the entire journey and there is no better version of it. Take the BTS Sukhumvit Line to Chit Lom station, use Exit 8, and follow the skywalk toward Ratchaprasong intersection. The shrine is on Ratchadamri Road in front of Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok. Buses 15, 25 and 40 also serve Ratchadamri Road. Ramped pavements and even ground provide wheelchair access. Restrooms are in nearby shopping centres rather than within the shrine grounds.
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What to watch out for
This is a place of worship with a difficult recent history and it should be entered accordingly. On 17 August 2015 a bomb containing three kilograms of TNT was detonated at the shrine at 18:55, killing 20 people and injuring 125. People at the rail may be praying for reasons connected to those events.
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Photography
The foundation publishes a requirement that photography and interviews be authorised by it in writing in advance. Assuming a visitor has settled that question, the picture here is smoke and people, not architecture. The image is behind a rail, gilded and lit from below at night, and a frontal portrait of it is the least interesting frame available.
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Place details and sources
- Type of place
- Place of worship OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Established
- 1956 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Wikipedia article
- Erawan Shrine Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09
Common questions
What are the opening hours and closure days?
The shrine is open daily from 06:00 to 22:00, with no regular weekly closure day.
Is there an admission charge?
No. General admission is free; visitors pay only if they choose to buy offerings.
Which BTS station serves the shrine?
Use Chit Lom station on the BTS Sukhumvit Line, Exit 8, then follow the skywalk toward Ratchaprasong intersection.
Is the shrine step-free?
Yes. The worship area is at street level, with ramped pavements and even ground suitable for wheelchairs; toilets are available in nearby shopping centres.
When was Erawan Shrine established?
The four-faced Brahma image was installed on 9 November 1956; Thailand's Fine Arts Department designed and sculpted it.
In what order are the four faces worshipped?
Begin at the front face and continue clockwise through all four faces. The shrine's guidance specifies three incense sticks, one candle and one garland at each face.
Can I take photographs at the Erawan Shrine?
The foundation publishes a rule that photography and interviews require written permission obtained from it in advance. Anyone planning more than a discreet phone snap should contact the foundation first, and in any case should not photograph a worshipper's face without asking or use flash on the circuit.
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