Mae Niyom
Mae Niyom (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a female mummy venerated in a shrine at Wat Bang Sakae Nok, located in Thonburi District, Bangkok, Thailand.[1]
Legend
According to local accounts, a young woman named Niyom Chivasuwan (นิยม ชีวะสุวรรณ; 1 January 1925 – 23 December 1942 (aged 17)) lived near Wat Ratchakhrue (วัดราชคฤห์วรวิหาร), a Mon Buddhist temple in Thonburi. She was said to have loved dance during her lifetime. In around 1942, during a cholera epidemic in Thailand, she died at the age of 17. Because Wat Ratchakhrue had no cemetery, her father had her body buried at the cemetery of Wat Bang Sakae Nok, alongside 70–80 other villagers who had died from the epidemic. In 1955, when the temple held a cemetery cleansing ritual, her father was unable to attend and left her remains in the temple’s care.[2][3]
In 1960, during another cemetery cleansing at Wat Bang Sakae Nok, Niyom’s body was unearthed and found remarkably undecayed. The abbot of the temple interpreted this as a sign of her accumulated merit during her lifetime.[3] With no relatives claiming her remains, the temple constructed a dedicated shrine (ศาลเจ้าแม่นิยม; 13°42′57″N 100°28′35″E / 13.7157582°N 100.476403°E
). Since then, devotees have visited to seek blessings, particularly for business prosperity and success in the Thai lottery.[3][4] Some villagers claim she reveals winning lottery numbers through dreams, and a few winners have credited their success to Mae Niyom.[2]
In addition, a local ghost story circulates: villagers believe that on certain nights, the spirit of a young woman dressed in traditional Thai dress can be seen walking around the temple grounds. Such an encounter is considered an ill omen.[2]
References
- ↑ "ขอพรสุขภาพ พระฉายปางเปิดโลก โบสถ์มหาอุด วัดบางสะแกนอก". MThai. 2024-08-15. Archived from the original on 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "ตำนานเจ้าแม่นิยม วัดบางสะแกนอก ตลาดพลู". Thainewsonline. 2022-07-20. Archived from the original on 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "คอหวยรอลุ้น เลขเด็ด ย่านิยม วัดบางสะแกนอก อีจันพาไหว้ขอโชค ล้วงไหขอเลขเด็ด". Ejan. 2024-03-29. Archived from the original on 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ↑ "เปิดตำนาน เจ้าแม่นิยม วัดบางสะแกนอก ชาวบ้านร่ำลือความศักดิ์สิทธิ์". TNews. 2022-07-25. Archived from the original on 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
