Thursday, August 12, 2010

Question 767

Today's question contributed by Chinmay Buzruk.
Where is this sculpture? What mythological event does it depict?



Answer: Samudra Manthan, the mythological event being depicted at the Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand. Everyone get's the funda right too.

11 Answers:

Shivam Sharma said...

The sculpture shows "Samudra Manthan" or The celestial churning of the Ocean..present at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok

Nihar said...

Rakshasas vs devataes.
The Amruta was at the bottom of the ocean and the only way to bring it up was to churn it! They used Vasuki as the rope. When the poison came up, Shiva drank it and came to be known as "neelkantha"..
Then Vishnu, as Mohini fools the rakshasas and the Devataes get the Amruta.

ADITYA DATAR said...

Samudra Manthan sculpture

i think it is on display at Suvarnabhumi Airport ,Thailand


this tells us that thailand should also merge with India! ;-)

pranav said...

this depicts the samudra manthan by the asuras and the devatas for the amrit.
guessing the place is it in malaysia

Karthik295 said...

Churning of milk ocean by Devas and Asuras.

Sculpture is at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok!!

Nice Q.

gks said...

samudra manthan

Unknown said...

sagar manthan sculpture--bangkok airport



-------------------v.chandrashekar

akshay saxena said...

thailand,samudra manthan is the event

indian said...

Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Churning of the ocean depicted in the bas-relief from Angkor Wat in Cambodia and Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, shows Vishnu in the centre, his turtle avatar Kurma below, asuras and devas to left and right.

akshitgoyal said...

Thailand? Is this the depiction of the "Samudra Manthan" from Hindu mythology?

Unknown said...

This is the sculpture in Svarnabhumi airport, Bangkok, Thailand. This event depicts the samudramanthanam i.e, the war between the angels and demons for the amruth. while lord shiva consumes the poison.