Erawan Museum - The Largest Hand Carved Sculpture in the World

We take a tour of the amazing museum that is the largest hand crafted sculpture in the world. It’s about as tall as a 14 story building and plated in cooper, housing priceless artifacts inside. It’s arranged in 3 levels with the highest level being at the top of the elephants head that is accessible by stairs and an elevator.

Around the museum I also take you on a tour of the pilgrimage path with various stops for Buddhists and Hindus to pray and meditate.

The meaning of Erawan

Erawan has the meaning of water, clouds, and rainbow. It is the sacred name of a white elephant with 33 heads. The traditional tale has it that Erawan is the vehicle of Indra, the highest Hindu god.

Erawan can travel freely in the realm of the Earth and Heaven. Erawan went with Indra to take care of humans and ensure their well-being. Indra's enemy is the god of thunder, who creates draught in the realm of the Earth, so Erawan uses its trunk to deliver water from heaven to Earth.

Therefore, Erawan represents the abundance and the goodness of Indra, and is usually represent as a 3-headed instead of 33 heads that it has in the legend for aesthetic purposes in art forms.

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