Attraction Details :
The city pillar shrine of Phetchaboon
The city pillar shrine is
situated in the centre of Phetchaboon province. It’s Thai pavilion with
three portico where the sandstone city pillar inscribed with Khmer and
Sanskrit letters was placed. It’s presumed that the city pillar has set
up here since Sukhothai period. In Ayutthaya period, the city wall was
moved back and Wat Tribhumi became the center. According to
old-fashioned belief, the city pillar is symbol of community and urban
area settlement for harmonious living.
From hearsay, the city pillar
was a tree in front of the old shrine of city-spirit. The wooden
pillar’s broken and the place’s too small. In 1960, the wooden pillar
was replaced by sandstone pillar and in 1980 the shrine was renovated in
wooden-brick building. The government office built the new shrine in
2006.
It’s considered as the
spiritual center of Phetchaboon people. Many visitors come here for
worship, benediction and praying. Whenever they get into trouble or wish
something, they’ll come to pray. If they get what they want, they’ll
fulfill their vow with entertainment such as showing film and Thai
traditional dramatic performance. You will hear that drivers blow a horn
3 times for paying respect to the city-god. Moreover, many newly-weds
pray here for blissful couple living. The city pillar shrine has an
influence in townspeople.
