{"id":1549,"date":"2017-03-23T09:30:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T02:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/destinationthailand.tv\/wp\/we-make-merit-by-enlisting-the-aid-of-elephants-at-wat-pa-arjiang\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T13:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T03:40:08","slug":"we-make-merit-by-enlisting-the-aid-of-elephants-at-wat-pa-arjiang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webengine.work\/DTN\/we-make-merit-by-enlisting-the-aid-of-elephants-at-wat-pa-arjiang\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephants make Merit | Surin Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wat Pa Arjiang Elephant Temple and Sanctuary near Surin in north east Thailand, is a monument to a giant mythical elephant named Erawan, who was the mount for the Hindu god Indra.<\/p>\n<p>Wat Pa Arjiang has been nine years in the making and there\u2019s still a fair bit of work to be done before it\u2019s completed. 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