Push Admin

Thais flock to shrine of love ahead of Valentine's Day

Article (news)

ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/02/09/valentines.jpg"/><figcaption>People pray during a religious ceremony at Phra Trimurti shrine, the God of Love, to wish for luck in searching for soulmates ahead of Valentine&#x27;s Day at Bangkok&#x27;s shopping district, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2021. Athit Perawongmetha, Reuters</figcaption></figure></div><p>BANGKOK— Hundreds of single Thais attended a ceremony this week at a Hindu shrine in Bangkok to make offerings as they prayed to find that special someone, just days ahead of Valentine&#x27;s Day.</p><p>Tucked beside one of the capital&#x27;s biggest shopping malls, the Trimurti shrine to Hinduism&#x27;s three most powerful gods has become famous in Thailand as a place people visit every Thursday in the quest to find love.</p><p>But this week&#x27;s crowd, mainly young people of all genders, was larger than usual as the timing also coincided with an auspicious alignment of the stars.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/02/09/valentines2.jpg"/><figcaption>A woman prays during a religious ceremony at Phra Trimurti shrine, the God of Love to wish for luck in searching for soulmates ahead of Valentine&#x27;s Day at Bangkok&#x27;s shopping district, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2021. <em>Athit Perawongmetha, Reuters </em></figcaption></figure></div><p>&quot;I came here often and got a lover before, but we broke up, so I&#x27;m here to ask for a new one,&quot; said Thanyathron Sae-aeng, 23.</p><p>The ceremony began with a blast of sound from a conch shell by a Brahmin priest at 7:39 p.m., a timing also considered auspicious.</p><p>&quot;I want to meet a person who is good, kind and (find) a love that&#x27;s long-lasting,&quot; said Apimuk Wichasorn, 29, stressing that any relationship should also be fun and free of pressure.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/02/09/valentines-3.jpg"/><figcaption>Phra Trimurti shrine, the God of Love, is pictured ahead of Valentine&#x27;s Day at Bangkok&#x27;s shopping district, Thailand, February 11, 2021. <em>Athit Perawongmetha,Reuters </em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Many in the crowd wearing face masks held offerings of roses, candles, incense sticks and soda bottles, all in hues of red.</p><p>&quot;It will be great if I can find love before Valentine&#x27;s Day, but if not, it&#x27;s also fine,&quot; said 25-year-old Suthida Panlalak, who said she sought a truthful partner who could love her the way she is. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/02/11/21/why-you-shouldnt-eat-out-for-valentines-day-an-epidemiologist-explains-a-few-facts-of-life">Why you shouldn&#x27;t eat out for Valentine&#x27;s Day: An epidemiologist explains a few facts of life</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/04/20/my-virus-valentine-how-to-show-love-without-getting-sick">My virus Valentine: How to show love without getting sick</a></li></ul><div> <strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mQpD4uUje34?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Hundreds of single Thais attended a ceremony this week at a Hindu shrine in Bangkok to make offerings as they prayed to find that special someone, just days ahead of Valentine's Day.<br /> </p>

Hundreds of single Thais attended a ceremony this week at a Hindu shrine in Bangkok to make offerings as they prayed to find that special someone, just days ahead of Valentine's Day.