Few visitors who make their way to Bangkok's main shopping mall district fail to notice the Erawan Shrine which sits at the foot of a luxury hotel on one of the city's busiest intersections.
The smell of sandalwood incense and the jangle of temple music wafts above the din from the city's gridlock streets providing a welcome respite for both devotees and curious onlookers.
The shrine itself was erected in 1956 after a string of mishaps befell the construction of a government owned luxury hotel.