★Local·Hindu temple
Sri Maha Mariamman
วัดแขก
Silom's rainbow-carved Hindu tower — Wat Khaek to locals — marigold garlands, bells, and the smell of jasmine at rush hour.
Silom's Tamil temple — a gopuram of stacked gods over the intersection everyone calls Wat Khaek. Marigold garlands, bells and jasmine fill it at rush hour.
eric molina from New York City, United States CC BY 2.0 · Chainwit. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized · tap to enlarge
Visiting
- Open
- daily
- Dress
- Shoulders and knees covered; shoes off inside
- Allow
- 15–30 min
No official opening hours published — check on the day.
Checked 10 Oct 2026 against openstreetmap.org, commons.wikimedia.org. Things change: closures for royal ceremonies and holidays are common.
Visiting a temple
- Shoulders and knees covered, for everyone. Sarongs are usually available at the gate, sometimes for a small deposit.
- Shoes come off before you step into an ordination hall — watch what everyone else is doing at the threshold.
- Most compounds open early, around 08:00, and close by 17:00–18:00; the major ones charge foreign visitors a small entry fee.
- Early morning is cooler, quieter and far better light than midday.
Check current entry fee and today's closing time when you arrive — we have no verified official site for this one.
Getting there
- Saint Louis·BTS Silom Line~9 min walk
- Surasak·BTS Silom Line~10 min walk
- Chong Nonsi·BTS Silom Line~11 min walk
- Sathorn·BRT Sathorn–Ratchaphruek~14 min walk
Typical times, not a timetable · rail, boat and BRT routing runs right in the atlas.
While you're here
- Neilson Hays Library·Heritage library~5 min walk
- King Power Mahanakhon·Skyscraper~10 min walk
- Lebua Sky Bar·Rooftop bar~12 min walk
- St. Louis Church·Catholic church~10 min walk
The neighbourhood
Sri Maha Mariamman sits in Silom & Bang Rak — Money by day, mischief by night.