Devasathan
The Divine Halls inside the Devasathan in Bangkok
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Phra Nakhon
Province	Bangkok
Deity	Shiva andVishnu
Festivals	Triyampawai ceremony
Location
Location	268, Ban Dinso Road, Sao Chingcha Subdistrict,Phra Nakhon District,Bangkok,Thailand
Country	Thailand
Location within Bangkok
Coordinates	13°45′9.1368″N100°30′2.1924″E / 13.752538000°N 100.500609000°E /13.752538000; 100.500609000
Architecture
Type	Thai Architecture
Creator	Rama I
Completed	1784
Website
Devasthan

Devasathan (Thai:เทวสถานโบสถ์พราหมณ์;RTGS: Thewasathan Bot Phram; meaning 'the abode of the gods') orRoyal Brahmin Office of Thai Royal Court (Thai:สำนักพราหมณ์พระราชครูในสำนักพระราชวัง) is aHindu temple nearWat Suthat in thePhra Nakhon District,Bangkok,Thailand. The temple is the official centre ofHinduism in Thailand. The temple is the home of the CourtBrahmins, who are descended from an ancient lineage of priests fromRameswaram,Tamil Nadu. The Brahmins perform many important royal and religious ceremonies for theMonarchy of Thailand every year. The temple was founded in 1784 by KingRama I, the founder of theChakri dynasty.

The temple is enclosed by a white wall. The temple is dominated by three large rectangular buildings, on an East to West axis. Each of the three white structures is a shrine dedicated to a particularHindudeity.

• Phra Isuan Shrine (สถานพระอิศวร) –Shiva. The largest shrine is located to the south and is the centre ofShaivist worship. In the western end is an altar. Under a white canopy stands a large bronze statue of a blessing Shiva, on either side are statues of dancing Shivas. Other figures include those ofUma (Shiva's wife) andNandi (Shiva'svehicle). In the middle stands two upright posts to which a small swing-seat is suspended on certain ceremonial occasions.^[1]
• Phra Phikkhanesuan Shrine (สถานพระพิฆเนศวร) –Ganesha. The shrine is the one in the middle. The shrine contains five statues of sitting Ganesha, made of granite, sandstone, bronze and two of green stone.^[2]
• Phra Narai Shrine (สถานพระนารายณ์) –Narayana orVishnu. The shrine is located in the north and is the centre ofVaishnavist worship. The shrine contains a large statue of Vishnu and a smaller statue ofLakshmi andBhūmi^[3] (Vishnu's wife).^[4] In the middle stands two upright posts to which a small swing-seat is suspended on certain ceremonial occasions.
• A small outdoor shrine toPhra Phrom Shrine (ศาลท้าวมหาพรหม) –Brahma. Similar in appearance to theErawan Shrine.^[5]
• TheGiant Swing, is located outside in front of the temple, it was once used for a ceremony called theTriyamphway Ceremony(Triyampavai-Tripavai). The ceremony was discontinued in 1935.

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Bibliography

• Quaritch Wales, H. G. (1931).Siamese State Ceremonies: Their History and Function. London, United Kingdom:Routledge. pp. 54–63.ISBN 0853880077.{{cite book}}:ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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