Thai King marks completion of royal crematorium for late king
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Wednesday (October 18) presided over a ceremony marking the end to the construction of the royal crematorium that will be used for the cremation of his father, late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Oct. 26.
The King blessed and raised the Nine-Tiered Great White Umbrella of State, the most sacred regalia of the Thai monarchy, to the top of the lavish crematorium - the main site of the royal funeral that was built from scratch on a field in front of the palace in Bangkok's old quarter.
Artists worked for 10 months to build an elaborate cremation site that include eight structures decorated with ornaments of various gods and goddesses, delivering a vision of heaven in the Bhramin-Buddhist traditions of Thailand's royal court.
Hundreds of thousands of black-clad mourners are expected to camp out for days near Bangkok's Grand Palace to observe the lavish five-day funeral ceremony in a final goodbye to King Bhumibol who has reigned over Thailand since 1946 until his death on Oct. 13, 2016.
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