City Pillar Shrine, Nakhon Si Thammarat

Nakhon Si Thammarat's City Pillar (Lak Muang) is designed with the four faces of Brahma at the top. The gilded pillar is protected by a perspex tube and surrounded by four smaller Brahma-style pillars. The red ceiling above the pillar has a large, octagonal indentation with gilded reliefs of Rahu eating the moon. Among other statues in front of the pillar is one of Jatukam Ramathep, the deity that inspired an amulet craze that swept the country in 2007.

The shrine is located on the northern side of the sports field, almost opposite the main tourist office, and just a short walk from Ratchadamnoen Road.

City Pillar Shrine (San Lak Muang) Nakhon Si Thammarat

City Pillar Shrine.

Nakhon Si Thammarat City Pillar Shrine ceiling

City Pillar Shrine ceiling with Rahu motifs.

Nakhon Si Thammarat City Pillar Shrine

City Pillar Shrine.

Nakhon Si Thammarat City Pillar Shrine ceiling

City Pillar Shrine with the four faces of Brahma.