In pictures: Bangkok shrine reopens

19 August 2015

The Erawan Shrine in Bangkok had opened for worship again, two days after a bomb blast killed at least 20 people.

As Bangkok's residents mourn the dead Thai police are hunting for a man suspected of planting the pipe bomb on Monday night. They now say they believe he had support from "a network.

Here are the latest images from the shrine:

Visitors and journalists at shrine — Image caption,
Visitors and worshippers returned to the shrine, watched by TV crews

Worshippers pray at the shrine in Bangkok (19 Aug 2015)

Shrine workers move elephant statues as tourists return — Image caption,
Shrine workers carried out their duties among the visitors

A woman prays to Hindu god Brahma at the sacred Erawan Shrine, hours before it will reopen to the public, two days after a bomb detonated on 17 August, in central Bangkok, Thailand, 19 August 2015 — Image caption,
The debris and human remains which littered the area were earlier cleared away

Shrine workers clean the statue of Brahma at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok (19 Aug 2015) — Image caption,
Minor damage could be seen on one of the faces of the statue of Brahma, the Hindu creation god.

Picture of filled-in crater at site of Bangkok bomb blast, taken on 19 August 2015 — Image caption,
By Wednesday morning a crater created by the bomb blast was filled in with concrete, but remained cordoned off.

A Thai soldier (R) looks at the damage after a bomb exploded outside a religious shrine in central Bangkok late on 17 August 2015 killing at least 10 people and wounding scores more. — Image caption,
This was the scene on Monday night at the scene of the blast, at a bench by the shrine. A nearby iron fence was bent by the force of the explosion.

Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Thai forensic police officers inspect the scene of the bomb blast at the Erawan Shrine, in central of Bangkok, Thailand, 18 August 2015 — Image caption,
The next morning police officers were still searching for clues around the cordoned-off shrine.

Workers clean up debris from the site of the explosion on 18 August 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand — Image caption,
Meanwhile workers cleaned up the debris at the site.

Thai office workers lay flowers for victims killed in a bomb blast outside a religious shrine in Bangkok on 18 August 2015 — Image caption,
As Tuesday wore on, Bangkok residents laid candles, flowers, and messages of support at the shrine.

People light candles at the Erawan shrine, the site of Monday's deadly blast, in central Bangkok, Thailand, 18 August 2015.