Sri Maha Mariamman Temple is a Tamil Hindu temple in Bangkok. It is located at the intersection of Silom and Pan Roads. The City English Project offices are located on Pan Road about 300 yards from this temple.
In 1858, in opposition to British colonization, a large group of Tamils left India and settled in Bangkok. In 1859, Vaithi Padayatchi, one of the group's leaders, built this temple for his community, making Sri Maha Mariamman the oldest and most important Tamil temple in all of Thailand.
The temple's structures were originally open to the sky; but today they are covered by a network of tent-like awnings.
As is the case with many of Bangkok's historic buildings and temples, Sri Maha Mariamman is today located on a busy corner in the center of this city's ultra-modern downtown.
The temple is open daily for visitors and worshipers.
Once inside, there are restrictions on what may and may not be photographed because, as the young Hindu priest, recently moved to Bangkok from Delhi, India, told me, "These are our gods."
On the streets outside the temple can be found a variety of Hindu memorials as well as shops selling flowers, sacred items and cultural mementos.
The temple's structures were originally open to the sky; but today they are covered by a network of tent-like awnings.
The temple is open daily for visitors and worshipers.
Once inside, there are restrictions on what may and may not be photographed because, as the young Hindu priest, recently moved to Bangkok from Delhi, India, told me, "These are our gods."
On the streets outside the temple can be found a variety of Hindu memorials as well as shops selling flowers, sacred items and cultural mementos.
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