Buddhist religious beliefs treat death very seriously, but also as just a different part of life. Within the Royal family, ceremonies following the death of one of its members can be quite a spectacle. These ceremonies are so important that the National Museum dedicated one of its buildings to the trappings for funeral processions.
There are specific funeral barges for members of the Royal family depending upon that person's rank in the hierarchy.
Each barge is designed to carry the funeral urn at a height that can be seen easily by crowds lining the streets.
The funeral urns are transported to the barges on these platforms.
The urns are then lifted onto the barges by these hoists.
Other trappings that make up the funeral procession.
A sandalwood urn for HRH Princess Galyani.
Sandalwood urn of HRH the Princess Mother.
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