Participants first lay in a coffin with their heads facing west, the direction bodies may be buried, before switching sides to symbolise rebirth. - Reuters
BANGKOK (Reuters): In a temple on the outskirts of Bangkok, participants at a daily ritual clutch a bunch of flowers and lie down in a coffin with a sheet pulled over them as monks chant.
The Wat Bangna Nai temple in the Thai capital draws more than 100 people a day who choose to perform the ceremony in the hope it can improve their fortunes or give them a fresh start.
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