Thailand Kicks Off Sumptuous Funeral of King Bhumibol Adulyadej

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26 October 2017 08:15 WIB

The Great Victory Royal Chariot is pulled by Thai army officials dressed in ancient uniforms in preparation for the Royal Cremation ceremony of Thailands late King Bhumibol Adulyadej near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 26, 2017. Thailand on Wednesday marked the start of a lavish, five-day funeral for King Bhumibol Adulyadej with a Buddhist religious ceremony attended by senior members of its royal family. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

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The Great Victory Royal Chariot is pulled by Thai army officials dressed in ancient uniforms in preparation for the Royal Cremation ceremony of Thailands late King Bhumibol Adulyadej near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 26, 2017. King Bhumibol, who died last year aged 88, will be cremated on Thursday on a royal pyre within a cremation complex of gold pavilions in front of Bangkok's Grand Palace, in a ceremony that is expected to draw about 250,000 mourners. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

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A Royal guard standS at the crematorium tower before the funeral procession for Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok, Thailand, October 26, 2017. Thailand has observed a year of mourning for King Bhumibol, who was regarded as a pillar of stability during a reign of seven decades that witnessed political upheaval and rapid development in the Southeast Asian nation. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

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The Great Victory Royal Chariot is pulled by Thai army officials dressed in ancient uniforms in preparation for the Royal Cremation ceremony of Thailands late King Bhumibol Adulyadej near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 26, 2017. A sum of $90 million has been set aside for the funeral, the likes of which has never been seen in Thailand, officials involved in the funeral preparations said. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

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Mourners arrive at the funeral procession for Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej before the Royal Cremation Ceremony in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 26, 2017. King Maha Vajiralongkorn, known as Rama X, who inherited the throne in December on his father's death, arrived at the Grand Palace by car on Wednesday as soldiers dressed in red uniforms and black hats stood to attention. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

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People pull Royal Chariot as they prepare for the Royal Cremation ceremony of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 26, 2017. The Buddhist funeral ceremony, mixed with Hindu rituals, was attended by 119 Buddhist monks who chanted prayers in the ancient Pali language. Queues of black-clad mourners, many carrying portraits of the king, snaked around parts of Bangkok's old town, waiting to enter the cremation area. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

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