Erawan Museum (Thai: พิพิธภัณฑ์ช้างเอราวัณ) is a museum in Samut
Prakan. It is well known for its giant three-headed elephant art
display. The three storeys inside the elephant contain
antiquities and priceless collections of ancient religious
objects belonging to Khun Lek Viriyapant who is the museum
owner. The Elephant of the Universe. This three-headed elephant
(Airavata) was born of Khun Lek Viriyapant's ideas and
imagination. It was inspired by his wish to preserve his
collection of antiques as a contribution to Thai cultural
heritage. Many of these were priceless objects of art; they were
also held as sacred objects for people of ancient cultures.
According to ancient traditions, they were believed to bring
blessing and prosperity to the land and its people, and
therefore must not be lost to outsiders. It had been Mr.
Viriyapant's concern to find a way that would keep these objects
safe and that would also be suitable to their traditional
functions. One day he had a visit from a Westerner who, during
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