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City Pillar Shrine

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City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
City Pillar Shrine
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Maruphong Road | Na Mueang sibdistrict, Chachoengsao, Thailand

Lak mueang are city pillars found in most cities of Thailand. Usually housed in a shrine which is also believed to house Chao Pho Lak Mueang , the city spirit deity. It was constructed because the continuation of ancient traditions and Brahman's customs believed that it has something to do with the Held, the single city pillar ceremony which is made of an Acacia wood Chaiyaphreuk before the construction of the city for a major goal to build a city and to be the centre of soul for the citizens. It was probably King Rama I who erected the first city pillar on 21 April 1782, when he moved his capital from Thonburi to Bangkok. The shrine was the first building in his new capital, the palace and other buildings being constructed later.
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