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Skulls, smoke and spirits: Thai ceremony for the unclaimed dead
- The Dhamma of Buddha Nakhon Ratchasima Foundation performs the Lang Pacha ceremony to cremate unclaimed bodies in Nakhon Ratchasima province.
- Hospitals transfer unidentified bodies to foundations because Buddhist belief holds uncremated spirits remain trapped, preventing rebirth.
- Volunteers exhume, clean, and sort bones from bodies including accident victims and missing persons accumulated over a decade.
- Around 600 corpses accumulated; Pisit Pongsirisupakul states, "Spirits without cremation still roam," needing help to move on.
- The ritual provides dignified funerals for the dead while organizers advocate for government support to identify unclaimed individuals.
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Skulls, smoke and spirits: Thai ceremony for the unclaimed dead
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.
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Thailand's ceremony for non -disposed dead
Flames crackle through stacks of hundreds of human skulls and thick gray smoke flows into the Thai air in a moment as spiritually important as it is horrible. The long pacha ceremony is observed by Thai of Chinese descent to give a worthy funeral to the non -evaluated dead. In Thailand, hospitals give non-intended bodies […]
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