Samut Songkram Province Lak Mueang—Samut Songkram, Thailand. - Buddhist Temples and Public Shrines on Waymarking.com

A Lak Mueang or 'City Pillar Shrine' is a public shrine, usually in the shape of a pillar, which represents the tutelary diety of each province of Thailand. The pillar is housed in a structure, which often reflects the historical background of the province. Each Shrine has great religious, social, and political importance, and are held in high regard by the local inhabitants. Most Thai provinces have an official Shrine, and some districts within a province have their own, smaller shrine.

Samut Songkram is a small town and province ~90kms west of Bangkok, rice farms and light industry. The Shrine for this province is found in the government precinct, easily visible from the road side. The Shrine follows the standard design, a small building, in the Thai style, with a central prang. Inside is the ~2m high, gold pillar. One outstanding difference is that there is a second, smaller shrine in the same grounds. This Shrine also contains a pillar, of approximately the same size as the main (photo in gallery). I do not know the significance of this.

Open to visitors?: Yes Photography Permitted Inside?: Yes Statue of the Buddha present?: No Related Website: Not listed

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