Vuth Sumitra, deputy secretary-general of the Royal Household Bureau, uses a golden axe to gently cut a sandalwood tree at the Kui Buri National Park on Monday. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu)PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN - A Brahmin ceremony was held on Monday for the cutting of 12 sandalwood trees to be used to build the royal coffin for King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The event, led by the Royal Household Bureau, took place in the Kui Buri National Park in Kui Buri district. He did the same with the other 11 sandalwood trees located nearby. The Kui Buri National Park is a famous home for the trees.

Source: Bangkok Post November 14, 2016 13:17 UTC