A dignified farewell for the departed


Act of merit: A man taking photos of mummified human remains next to skulls covered in gold leaf during the Lang Pacha ceremony at the Dhamma of Buddha Nakhon Ratchasima Foundation complex in Nakhon Ratchasima province. — AFP

Flames crackle through piles of hundreds of human skulls and thick grey smoke pours into the Thai sky in a moment as spiritually significant as it is gruesome.

The Lang Pacha ceremony is observed by Thais of Chinese descent to give a dignified funeral to the unclaimed dead.

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