Provincial governor Somchai Witdamrong led officials and the public in placing sandalwood flowers at the replica set up at City Hall Plaza in tribute. District chiefs led parallel simultaneous flower-laying events at designated locations across the nation, the chief of each district led similar events at designated locationsAs of Thursday noon, thousands of people had already participated and line-ups continued at many locations. Wat Pa Pho Sri in Tha Uthen district drew 6,000 mourners to perform the rite, followed by Wat Phrathat Phanon in That Phanom district with a turnout of 5,000 mourners, Wat Phrathat Srikhoon in Na Kae district and Wat Phrathat Renu in Renu Nakhon district, which each saw at least a 4,000-strong turnout, as well as Wat Phrathatprasit in Na Wa district with a turnout of 3,200 mourners. Volunteers in the 12 districts in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom had prepared 889,496 funeral flowers for distribution.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 26, 2017 09:56 UTC