Monks led prayers and residents left flowers and other tributes at the open-air Hindu shrine, which officially reopened to the public Wednesday.
Bangkok's Erawan Shrine Reopens
![Offerings left in a variety of languages at the Erawan shrine after it was the site of a bombing, Aug. 19, 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/1cc6ae64-607d-4791-b44d-31698fe5cd87_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Offerings left in a variety of languages at the Erawan shrine after it was the site of a bombing, Aug. 19, 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA News)
![Worshippers return to the Erawan Shrine after it reopens in Bangkok, Aug. 19, 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/779bfd5f-da52-4f3a-bc8b-61a825dca347_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Worshippers return to the Erawan Shrine after it reopens in Bangkok, Aug. 19, 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA News)
![The Erawan shrine in Bangkok, reopened after being the site of a bombing, Aug. 19, 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/6424e070-b21b-4769-9d70-270f49ac2b9d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Erawan shrine in Bangkok, reopened after being the site of a bombing, Aug. 19, 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA News)
![The fence near the Erawan shrine, blasted outward by the bomb explosion. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/500322af-5122-45e8-9544-0201b576e71e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The fence near the Erawan shrine, blasted outward by the bomb explosion. (Steve Herman/VOA News)
![Flowers placed on the Erawan shrine in Bangkok, Aug. 19, 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/827c8ed6-2b98-43c4-ba4c-3c82d0d864e1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Flowers placed on the Erawan shrine in Bangkok, Aug. 19, 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA News)
![A visitor to the Erawan shrine makes an offering, Aug. 19, 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/72b58226-895d-486e-955d-88750531b84c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A visitor to the Erawan shrine makes an offering, Aug. 19, 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA News)
![The interior of the Erawan shrine. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/bd5fb9bc-914e-4e26-b7b1-8c188713c0ee_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The interior of the Erawan shrine. (Steve Herman/VOA News)
![A security camera near the Erawan shrine, Aug. 19, 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/1e8c6aae-929a-4259-99b1-2bcc52286b8b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A security camera near the Erawan shrine, Aug. 19, 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA News)