Devotees lie down and pray inside coffins to trick death and improve their luck at a temple in Bangkok, Thailand January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
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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