King Maha Vajiralongkorn, or Rama X, participated in a religious ceremony Friday to collect the ashes and relics of his father, King Bhumibol, or Rama IX.

BANGKOK  — King Maha Vajiralongkorn, or Rama X, participated in a religious ceremony Friday to collect the ashes and relics of his father to be moved to special locations for further Buddhist rites.

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King Bhumibol Adulyadej was cremated in a specially built crematorium in Bankgok’s royal quarter late Thursday as part of an elaborate five-day funeral capping a year of mourning.

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As part of Friday morning’s ceremonies, Bhumibol’s relics were to be taken to the Dusit Maha Prasad Throne Hall and his ashes to a shrine in the nearby Temple of the Emerald Buddha.

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On the final day of the funeral, the relics will be enshrined in part of a Grand Palace throne hall known as the “Heavenly Abode” and the ashes will be enshrined at two temples, Wat Rajabopidh and Wat Bovoranives, in Bangkok.

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