Mourners wait for screening in front of the Royal Hotel near Sanam Luang, Bangkok, on Wednesday morning. Consequently the number of mourners at the ceremonial venues would rise from 50,000 to 110,000, Lt Gen Sansern said. On Thursday, mourners will lay sandalwood flowers at the crematorium as a measure of their love and respect for Rama IX. Workers place blossoming marigold plants around the royal crematorium replica in Nakhon Phanom province on Wednesday. (Photo by Pattanapong Sripiachai)Buddhist monks and novices wait to receive alms at a merit-making activity in Nakhon Si Thammarat province on Wednesday.

Source: Bangkok Post October 25, 2017 05:15 UTC