THAILAND - HRH Princess Chulabhorn Valayalaksana graciously took part in the funereal procession on Friday morning for the late muchrevered monk Luangta Maha Bua in Udon Thani. The monk died at the age of 97 in January.
The event, which attracted more than 50,000 witnesses, also included government officials, more than 3,000 monks, the late monk's two sisters and some of his relatives. Her Majesty the Queen will preside over the cremation ceremony at Wat Ban Tad on Saturday. The ritual will be televised live on Channel 11.
Since some 500,000 people are expected to show up to bid the revered monk a final farewell, more than 2,000 soldiers will be deployed to provide added safety.
After the cremation, the ashes will be distributed among various temples, with Wat Ban Tad getting a kilogram in a golden urn, which will be placed inside Luangta Maha Bua's dwelling unit.
Since the revered monk's death, donations from his disciples and followers were above Bt292 million (S$3.8 million) as of Thursday. His disciples have also donated more than 73kg of gold.
Deputy Public Health Minister Dr Pansiri Kulanartsiri said on Friday that her ministry was planning to hand out facemasks at the funeral to help prevent the spread of communicable diseases. -- THE NATION/ANN
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