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Shrine visitors asked to abide by health measures

Shrine visitors asked to abide by health measures

Culture minister issues plea after seeing large crowd at CentralWorld event

People sit in front a shrine of a god which they believe is Trimurti to seek blessings for their love during a ceremony on Thursday outside CentralWorld in Bangkok. But experts say it is not Trimurti, the Hindu god of love, but Sadasida, the god that protects people from diseases. (Photo by Pornprom Satrabhaya)

People who gather at shrines to seek blessings on Valentine’s Day are being urged by authorities to abide by health measures.

Culture Minister Itthipol Kunplome issued the plea after observing a crowd thronging the area in front of CentralWorld shopping complex to attend a ritual at a Hindu shrine on Thursday night. Many…

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