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  • 04 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An attendant to the Brahman priests blows a conch shell during a blessing ceremony in front of the Erawan Shrine Friday. A "Holy Religious Ceremony for Wellness and Prosperity of our Nation and Thai People" was held Friday morning at Erawan Shrine. The ceremony was to regain confidence of the Thai people and foreign visitors, to preserve Thai religious customs and traditions and to promote peace and happiness inThailand. Repairs to Erawan Shrine were completed Thursday, Sept 3 after the shrine was bombed on August 17. Twenty people were killed in the bombing and more than 100 injured. The statue of the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine was damaged by shrapnel and a building at the shrine was damaged by debris.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Brahman priest blesses the Four Faced Brahma statue at the Erawan Shrine during a rededication ceremony Friday. A "Holy Religious Ceremony for Wellness and Prosperity of our Nation and Thai People" was held Friday morning at Erawan Shrine. The ceremony was to regain confidence of the Thai people and foreign visitors, to preserve Thai religious customs and traditions and to promote peace and happiness inThailand. Repairs to Erawan Shrine were completed Thursday, Sept 3 after the shrine was bombed on August 17. Twenty people were killed in the bombing and more than 100 injured. The statue of the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine was damaged by shrapnel and a building at the shrine was damaged by debris.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Brahman priests pray in front of the Erawan Shrine Friday. A "Holy Religious Ceremony for Wellness and Prosperity of our Nation and Thai People" was held Friday morning at Erawan Shrine. The ceremony was to regain confidence of the Thai people and foreign visitors, to preserve Thai religious customs and traditions and to promote peace and happiness inThailand. Repairs to Erawan Shrine were completed Thursday, Sept 3 after the shrine was bombed on August 17. Twenty people were killed in the bombing and more than 100 injured. The statue of the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine was damaged by shrapnel and a building at the shrine was damaged by debris.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays while classical dancers she paid for perform at the Erawan Shrine on the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai classical dancers perform at the Erawan Shrine on the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks wait for people to give them alms in front of the Erawan Shrine on the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk in a clockwise direction around the shrine during offerings at the Erawan Shrine on the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Erawan Shrine one year after the shrine was bombed in the worst international terrorist attack in Thai history. On 17 August 2015, a bomb was set off at the Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district. According to the Royal Thai Police  20 people were killed in the bombing and 125 injured. Thai Police arrested an alleged Uighur extremist for the bombing. The case against him is still pending in Thai courts. The shrine was repaired, rededicated and reopened to the public on 4 September 2015.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Erawan Shrine one year after the shrine was bombed in the worst international terrorist attack in Thai history. On 17 August 2015, a bomb was set off at the Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district. According to the Royal Thai Police  20 people were killed in the bombing and 125 injured. Thai Police arrested an alleged Uighur extremist for the bombing. The case against him is still pending in Thai courts. The shrine was repaired, rededicated and reopened to the public on 4 September 2015.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese lion dancers perform in a special merit making ceremony at the Erawan Shrine Friday. A "Holy Religious Ceremony for Wellness and Prosperity of our Nation and Thai People" was held Friday morning at Erawan Shrine. The ceremony was to regain confidence of the Thai people and foreign visitors, to preserve Thai religious customs and traditions and to promote peace and happiness inThailand. Repairs to Erawan Shrine were completed Thursday, Sept 3 after the shrine was bombed on August 17. Twenty people were killed in the bombing and more than 100 injured. The statue of the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine was damaged by shrapnel and a building at the shrine was damaged by debris.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: VEERA ROJPOJANARAT, the Minister of Culture for Thailand, (left) prays at the Erawan Shrine Friday. A "Holy Religious Ceremony for Wellness and Prosperity of our Nation and Thai People" was held Friday morning at Erawan Shrine. The ceremony was to regain confidence of the Thai people and foreign visitors, to preserve Thai religious customs and traditions and to promote peace and happiness inThailand. Repairs to Erawan Shrine were completed Thursday, Sept 3 after the shrine was bombed on August 17. Twenty people were killed in the bombing and more than 100 injured. The statue of the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine was damaged by shrapnel and a building at the shrine was damaged by debris.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People who couldn't get into the shrine Friday morning pray in front of Erawan Shrine during a special rededication ceremony. A "Holy Religious Ceremony for Wellness and Prosperity of our Nation and Thai People" was held Friday morning at Erawan Shrine. The ceremony was to regain confidence of the Thai people and foreign visitors, to preserve Thai religious customs and traditions and to promote peace and happiness inThailand. Repairs to Erawan Shrine were completed Thursday, Sept 3 after the shrine was bombed on August 17. Twenty people were killed in the bombing and more than 100 injured. The statue of the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine was damaged by shrapnel and a building at the shrine was damaged by debris.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray at the Erawan Shrine Friday. A "Holy Religious Ceremony for Wellness and Prosperity of our Nation and Thai People" was held Friday morning at Erawan Shrine. The ceremony was to regain confidence of the Thai people and foreign visitors, to preserve Thai religious customs and traditions and to promote peace and happiness inThailand. Repairs to Erawan Shrine were completed Thursday, Sept 3 after the shrine was bombed on August 17. Twenty people were killed in the bombing and more than 100 injured. The statue of the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine was damaged by shrapnel and a building at the shrine was damaged by debris.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: VEERA ROJPOJANARAT, the Minister of Culture for Thailand, prays at the Erawan Shrine Friday. A "Holy Religious Ceremony for Wellness and Prosperity of our Nation and Thai People" was held Friday morning at Erawan Shrine. The ceremony was to regain confidence of the Thai people and foreign visitors, to preserve Thai religious customs and traditions and to promote peace and happiness inThailand. Repairs to Erawan Shrine were completed Thursday, Sept 3 after the shrine was bombed on August 17. Twenty people were killed in the bombing and more than 100 injured. The statue of the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine was damaged by shrapnel and a building at the shrine was damaged by debris.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Dancers get ready to perform for a special ceremony at the Erawan Shrine. A "Holy Religious Ceremony for Wellness and Prosperity of our Nation and Thai People" was held Friday morning at Erawan Shrine. The ceremony was to regain confidence of the Thai people and foreign visitors, to preserve Thai religious customs and traditions and to promote peace and happiness inThailand. Repairs to Erawan Shrine were completed Thursday, Sept 3 after the shrine was bombed on August 17. Twenty people were killed in the bombing and more than 100 injured. The statue of the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine was damaged by shrapnel and a building at the shrine was damaged by debris.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 AUGUST 2015  - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks lead a chanting service at the funeral for Yutnarong Singraw Thursday. More than 100 people gathered at Wat Bang Na Nok in Bangkok for the third day of the funeral rites for  Yutnarong Singraw, a Thai man who was killed in the bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok Monday. Yutnarong was delivering legal documents when the blast occurred. More than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the blast.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 AUGUST 2015  - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks lead a chanting service at the funeral for Yutnarong Singraw Thursday. More than 100 people gathered at Wat Bang Na Nok in Bangkok for the third day of the funeral rites for  Yutnarong Singraw, a Thai man who was killed in the bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok Monday. Yutnarong was delivering legal documents when the blast occurred. More than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the blast.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 AUGUST 2015  - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A girl leans against a pillar in the temple at the funeral for Yutnarong Singraw Thursday. More than 100 people gathered at Wat Bang Na Nok in Bangkok for the third day of the funeral rites for  Yutnarong Singraw, a Thai man who was killed in the bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok Monday. Yutnarong was delivering legal documents when the blast occurred. More than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the blast.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 AUGUST 2015  - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray at the funeral for Yutnarong Singraw Thursday. More than 100 people gathered at Wat Bang Na Nok in Bangkok for the third day of the funeral rites for  Yutnarong Singraw, a Thai man who was killed in the bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok Monday. Yutnarong was delivering legal documents when the blast occurred. More than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the blast.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 AUGUST 2015  - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Students from a nearby school pray at the funeral for Yutnarong Singraw Thursday. More than 100 people gathered at Wat Bang Na Nok in Bangkok for the third day of the funeral rites for  Yutnarong Singraw, a Thai man who was killed in the bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok Monday. Yutnarong was delivering legal documents when the blast occurred. More than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the blast.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People pray during the reopening of the Erawan Shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People pray during the reopening of the Erawan Shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People who lost family members in the terror bombing of Erawan Shrine pray during the reopening of the shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Malaysians who lost family members in the terror bombing of Erawan Shrine pray during a memorial service at the shrine's reopening. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays during the reopening of the Erawan Shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A memorial in front of the Erawan Shrine on the first day that the Erawan Shrine reopened in Bangkok. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor sets up her garland stand on the first day the Erawan Shrine was reopen in Bangkok. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor sets up her garland stand on the first day the Erawan Shrine was reopen in Bangkok. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor sets up her garland stand on the first day the Erawan Shrine was reopen in Bangkok. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman lights candles to honor the deceased at a makeshift memorial in front of Erawan Shrine, which was damaged by a bomb Monday night. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Workers at the Erawan Mall sweep up glass from shattered windows in front of a fashion store in the mall. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man stands in front of Erawan Shrine Tuesday. Litter and debris from an explosion at the shrine are still on the ground. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai soldier guards the Louis Vuitton store in Gaysorn, an exclusive mall across the street from Erawan Shrine. The windows to the store was broken in the bombing at the shrine. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women who work as street sweepers for the city of Bangkok look at Erawan Shrine before cleaning the area. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai police chief SOMYOT PUMPUNMUANG answers questions from reporters at the Erawan Shrine Tuesday during the investigation of the bombing of the shrine.  An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai police chief SOMYOT PUMPUNMUANG walks around the Erawan Shrine Tuesday during the investigation of the bombing of the shrine.  An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai police scour the street in front of Erawan Shrine for evidence after a large explosion at the shrine. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine, in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district killed at least 19 people and injured more than 120 others, mostly foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of TNT stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters. The Bangkok government announced that public schools would be closed Tuesday as a precaution.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai police scour the street in front of Erawan Shrine for evidence after a large explosion at the shrine. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine, in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district killed at least 19 people and injured more than 120 others, mostly foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of TNT stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters. The Bangkok government announced that public schools would be closed Tuesday as a precaution.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman pushes a wheelchair at the scene of an explosion at Erawan Shrine. There are several large high end tourist hotels in the vicinity of the shrine and many hotel guests came out to watch the commotion. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine, in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district killed at least 19 people and injured more than 120 others, mostly foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of TNT stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters. The Bangkok government announced that public schools would be closed Tuesday as a precaution.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Destroyed motorcycles in the road in front of Erawan Shrine. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine, in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district killed at least 19 people and injured more than 120 others, mostly foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of TNT stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters. The Bangkok government announced that public schools would be closed Tuesday as a precaution.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok. The Erawan Shrine is a Hindu shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, that houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu creation god Brahma. A popular tourist attraction, it often features performances by resident Thai dance troupes, who are hired by worshippers in return for seeing their prayers at the shrine answered. The Erawan Shrine was built in 1956 as part of the government-owned Erawan Hotel to eliminate the bad karma believed caused by laying the foundations on the wrong date. The hotel's construction was delayed by a series of mishaps, including cost overruns, injuries to laborers, and the loss of a shipload of Italian marble intended for the building. Furthermore, the Ratchaprasong Intersection had once been used to put criminals on public display. An astrologer advised building the shrine to counter the negative influences. The Brahma statue was designed and built by the Department of Fine Arts and enshrined on 9 November 1956. The hotel's construction thereafter proceeded without further incident. In 1987, the hotel was demolished and the site used for the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok. The Erawan Shrine is a Hindu shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, that houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu creation god Brahma. A popular tourist attraction, it often features performances by resident Thai dance troupes, who are hired by worshippers in return for seeing their prayers at the shrine answered. The Erawan Shrine was built in 1956 as part of the government-owned Erawan Hotel to eliminate the bad karma believed caused by laying the foundations on the wrong date. The hotel's construction was delayed by a series of mishaps, including cost overruns, injuries to laborers, and the loss of a shipload of Italian marble intended for the building. Furthermore, the Ratchaprasong Intersection had once been used to put criminals on public display. An astrologer advised building the shrine to counter the negative influences. The Brahma statue was designed and built by the Department of Fine Arts and enshrined on 9 November 1956. The hotel's construction thereafter proceeded without further incident. In 1987, the hotel was demolished and the site used for the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man bows his head as he walks in the skyway above Erawan Shrine on the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People gather before dawn to pray at the Erawan Shrine on the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai dancer makes an offering durinf a blessing ceremony at the Erawan Shrine Friday. A "Holy Religious Ceremony for Wellness and Prosperity of our Nation and Thai People" was held Friday morning at Erawan Shrine. The ceremony was to regain confidence of the Thai people and foreign visitors, to preserve Thai religious customs and traditions and to promote peace and happiness inThailand. Repairs to Erawan Shrine were completed Thursday, Sept 3 after the shrine was bombed on August 17. Twenty people were killed in the bombing and more than 100 injured. The statue of the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine was damaged by shrapnel and a building at the shrine was damaged by debris.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: PHRAMAHARAJAGURUPHITISRIVISUTTHIKUN (left), the Royal Priest of the Royal Household of Thailand, guides VEERA ROJPOJANARAT, the Minister of Culture for Thailand, through prayers at the Erawan Shrine Friday. A "Holy Religious Ceremony for Wellness and Prosperity of our Nation and Thai People" was held Friday morning at Erawan Shrine. The ceremony was to regain confidence of the Thai people and foreign visitors, to preserve Thai religious customs and traditions and to promote peace and happiness inThailand. Repairs to Erawan Shrine were completed Thursday, Sept 3 after the shrine was bombed on August 17. Twenty people were killed in the bombing and more than 100 injured. The statue of the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine was damaged by shrapnel and a building at the shrine was damaged by debris.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 AUGUST 2015  - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     People make on offering of monks robes at the funeral for Yutnarong Singraw Thursday. More than 100 people gathered at Wat Bang Na Nok in Bangkok for the third day of the funeral rites for  Yutnarong Singraw, a Thai man who was killed in the bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok Monday. Yutnarong was delivering legal documents when the blast occurred. More than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the blast.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks lead a service for members of a Malaysian family killed in the terror bombing of Erawan Shrine during the shrine's reopening. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       A Thai woman prays during the reopening of the Erawan Shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man who lost family members in the terror bombing of Erawan Shrine prays during the reopening of the shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man who lost family members in the terror bombing of Erawan Shrine prays during the reopening of the shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man who works at Erawan Shrine looks at the damaged face on the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man who works at Erawan Shrine looks at the damaged face on the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman sets out votive candles at a table in front of the Four Faced Buddha in Erawan Shrine before it reopened. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women get Erawan Shrine ready to open. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman gets Erawan Shrine ready to open. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People light candles to honor the deceased at a makeshift memorial in front of Erawan Shrine, which was damaged by a bomb Monday night. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People light candles to honor the deceased at a makeshift memorial in front of Erawan Shrine, which was damaged by a bomb Monday night. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man prays at a makeshift memorial in front of Erawan Shrine, which was damaged by a bomb Monday night. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man bows his head in prayer at a makeshift memorial in front of Erawan Shrine, which was damaged by a bomb Monday night. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker at the Erawan Mall sweeps up broken glass from shattered windows in front of the mall's food court. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Workers clean up Erawan Shrine in Bangkok. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Part of the pavement melted in the fire that followed an explosion at Erawan Shrine in Bangkok. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Thai soldiers and police at Erawan Shrine Tuesday morning. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok street cleans wash the street in front of Erawan Shrine Tuesday. The street was covered in debris after a bomb went off in the shrine. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai soldiers and police at Erawan Shrine Tuesday morning. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:         Thai police and bomb squad officers at the scene of an explosion in central Bangkok Monday, one of the dead is under a sheet in the right corner of the photo. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine, in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district killed at least 19 people and injured more than 120 others, mostly foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of TNT stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters. The Bangkok government announced that public schools would be closed Tuesday as a precaution. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok. The Erawan Shrine is a Hindu shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, that houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu creation god Brahma. A popular tourist attraction, it often features performances by resident Thai dance troupes, who are hired by worshippers in return for seeing their prayers at the shrine answered. The Erawan Shrine was built in 1956 as part of the government-owned Erawan Hotel to eliminate the bad karma believed caused by laying the foundations on the wrong date. The hotel's construction was delayed by a series of mishaps, including cost overruns, injuries to laborers, and the loss of a shipload of Italian marble intended for the building. Furthermore, the Ratchaprasong Intersection had once been used to put criminals on public display. An astrologer advised building the shrine to counter the negative influences. The Brahma statue was designed and built by the Department of Fine Arts and enshrined on 9 November 1956. The hotel's construction thereafter proceeded without further incident. In 1987, the hotel was demolished and the site used for the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray at the Erawan Shrine during a ceremony to mark the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray at the Erawan Shrine during a ceremony to mark the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray at the Erawan Shrine during a ceremony to mark the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk in a clockwise direction around the shrine during offerings at the Erawan Shrine on the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman tries to squeeze through the crowd to find a place to pray at the Erawan Shrine on the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk past Buddhist monks waiting for people to give them alms in front of the Erawan Shrine on the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks wait for people to give them alms in front of the Erawan Shrine on the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People gather before dawn to pray at the Erawan Shrine on the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People gather before dawn to pray at the Erawan Shrine on the 61st anniversary of the shrine's dedication. The Erawan Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Bangkok. It was dedicated on November 9, 1956, after a series of construction accidents at what was then the Erawan Hotel (since torn down and replaced by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). The statue in the shrine is Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu god of creation Brahma. It is a Hindu shrine popular with Thai and Chinese Buddhists because it is thought that making an offering to the Phra Phrom will bring good fortune.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at Erawan Shrine one year after the shrine was bombed in the worst international terrorist attack in Thai history. On 17 August 2015, a bomb was set off at the Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district. According to the Royal Thai Police  20 people were killed in the bombing and 125 injured. Thai Police arrested an alleged Uighur extremist for the bombing. The case against him is still pending in Thai courts. The shrine was repaired, rededicated and reopened to the public on 4 September 2015.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: PHRAMAHARAJAGURUPHITISRIVISUTTHIKUN, the Royal Priest of Thailand, blesses the Four Faced Brahma statue at the Erawan Shrine during a rededication ceremony Friday. A "Holy Religious Ceremony for Wellness and Prosperity of our Nation and Thai People" was held Friday morning at Erawan Shrine. The ceremony was to regain confidence of the Thai people and foreign visitors, to preserve Thai religious customs and traditions and to promote peace and happiness inThailand. Repairs to Erawan Shrine were completed Thursday, Sept 3 after the shrine was bombed on August 17. Twenty people were killed in the bombing and more than 100 injured. The statue of the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine was damaged by shrapnel and a building at the shrine was damaged by debris.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Dancers get ready to perform for a special ceremony at the Erawan Shrine. A "Holy Religious Ceremony for Wellness and Prosperity of our Nation and Thai People" was held Friday morning at Erawan Shrine. The ceremony was to regain confidence of the Thai people and foreign visitors, to preserve Thai religious customs and traditions and to promote peace and happiness inThailand. Repairs to Erawan Shrine were completed Thursday, Sept 3 after the shrine was bombed on August 17. Twenty people were killed in the bombing and more than 100 injured. The statue of the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine was damaged by shrapnel and a building at the shrine was damaged by debris.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Dancers get ready to perform for a special ceremony at the Erawan Shrine. A "Holy Religious Ceremony for Wellness and Prosperity of our Nation and Thai People" was held Friday morning at Erawan Shrine. The ceremony was to regain confidence of the Thai people and foreign visitors, to preserve Thai religious customs and traditions and to promote peace and happiness inThailand. Repairs to Erawan Shrine were completed Thursday, Sept 3 after the shrine was bombed on August 17. Twenty people were killed in the bombing and more than 100 injured. The statue of the Four Faced Brahma in the shrine was damaged by shrapnel and a building at the shrine was damaged by debris.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 AUGUST 2015  - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     People make on offering of monks robes at the funeral for Yutnarong Singraw Thursday. More than 100 people gathered at Wat Bang Na Nok in Bangkok for the third day of the funeral rites for  Yutnarong Singraw, a Thai man who was killed in the bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok Monday. Yutnarong was delivering legal documents when the blast occurred. More than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the blast.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 AUGUST 2015  - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     People make on offering of monks robes at the funeral for Yutnarong Singraw Thursday. More than 100 people gathered at Wat Bang Na Nok in Bangkok for the third day of the funeral rites for  Yutnarong Singraw, a Thai man who was killed in the bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok Monday. Yutnarong was delivering legal documents when the blast occurred. More than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the blast.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 AUGUST 2015  - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Women pray at the funeral for Yutnarong Singraw Thursday. More than 100 people gathered at Wat Bang Na Nok in Bangkok for the third day of the funeral rites for  Yutnarong Singraw, a Thai man who was killed in the bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok Monday. Yutnarong was delivering legal documents when the blast occurred. More than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the blast.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Malaysians who lost family members in the terror bombing of Erawan Shrine pray during a memorial service at the shrine's reopening. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays in front of Erawan Shrine during the reopening of the shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman leaves an offering at a memorial in front of Erawan Shrine during the reopening of the shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:       A Thai woman prays during the reopening of the Erawan Shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais pray outside Erawan Shrine while Buddhist monks conduct a service for people who died in the bombing at the shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays during the reopening of the Erawan Shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays during the reopening of the Erawan Shrine. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women get Erawan Shrine ready to open. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman gets Erawan Shrine ready to open. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok reopened Wednesday morning after more than 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at the shrine Monday, August 17, 2015. The shrine is a popular tourist attraction in the center of Bangkok's high end shopping district and is an important religious site for Thais. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman lights candles to honor the deceased at a makeshift memorial in front of Erawan Shrine, which was damaged by a bomb Monday night. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man brings a marigold garland to a makeshift memorial in front of Erawan Shrine, which was damaged by a bomb Monday night. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A motorcycle taxi driver in Bangkok bows his head in prayer while he waits in front of Erawan Shrine, which was damaged by a bomb Monday night. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok street cleans wash the street in front of Erawan Shrine Tuesday. The street was covered in debris after a bomb went off in the shrine. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People leave roses at a makeshift memorial for people killed in an explosion at Erawan Shrine. The memorial is across the street from the shrine. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People leave roses at a makeshift memorial for people killed in an explosion at Erawan Shrine. The memorial is across the street from the shrine. An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district, killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai police chief SOMYOT PUMPUNMUANG answers questions from reporters at the Erawan Shrine Tuesday during the investigation of the bombing of the shrine.  An explosion at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction and important religious shrine in the heart of the Bangkok shopping district killed at least 20 people and injured more than 120 others, including foreign tourists, during the Monday evening rush hour. Twelve of the dead were killed at the scene. Thai police said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at 18.55. Police said the bomb was made of more than six pounds of explosives stuffed in a pipe and wrapped with white cloth. Its destructive radius was estimated at 100 meters.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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