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Maha Devi Temple (Uma Devi), Bangkok, Thailand
If you are ever walking down Silom Road, Bangkok's financial center,
be ready for a shock. Sharing the street with major corporation headquarters
is the wonderful Uma Devi Temple. Prepared to be overwhelmed by the
clouds of incense smoke and scent of fragrant flowers used as offerings
to the Hindu deities. If you are around in October, you may get trampled
by the crowd as they parade holy images from the temple around the streets
of the Thai capital.
This is an image of Maha Uma Devi, to whom the temple is dedicated,
and her likeness adorns the roof of the temple. It is believed that
as Lord Shiva's consort, she has three different forms as the goddesses
Durga, Kali, and Parvati. When they appear combined as one, such as
in the image above, she is considered the Hindu Goddess of Mercy. This
Temple is also known as Maha Devi Temple, or more commonly as Wat Khaek,
which simply means "Indian Temple."
Main Travel Page
BANGKOK:
Chinatown at Night |
Iron
Bridge Market |
Kamtieng Museum |
Khlong
Lawt Market |
Lumphini Park |
Uma Devi Temple |
Wat Pho
Cholnburi Province: Khao Keo Zoo
Phetburi Province: Khao Luang Cave | Wat Mahathat
Malaysia: Kota Bharu
