Erawan Museum, Bangkok

Erawan (Thai: เอราวัณ) is the Thai name of the mythological elephant Airavata. In Hinduism, Airavata is a white elephant whom the god Indra rides. ...

It is a huge elephant, which is shown with three, sometimes with 33 heads. The heads are often shown with more than two tusks. Some statues show the Hindu god Indra riding on Erawan. This article is about the Hindu religion OM, the most sacred syllable and quintessential symbol of Hinduism, represents the first manifestation of the unmanifest Brahman. ... Indra (इन्द्र), god of weather and war, and Lord of Heaven or Swargaloka, was the supreme deva of Hinduism during the early Vedic period. ...

See also

• Erawan National Park, Kanchanaburi Province
• King Amphoe Erawan, Loei Province

Kanchanaburi (Thai กาญจนบุรี) is the largest of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Loei (Thai เลย) is one of the most sparsely populated provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. ...

References

• Frank E. Reynolds (Transl.): Three worlds According To King Ruang: A Thai Buddhist Cosmology. Berkeley 1982, ISBN 0-89581-153-7