Today (October 26), the body of the king, loved by the Thai people, was moved from the palace to the universal incense throne at Sanam Luang Square.
Hundreds of thousands of Thai people in black attire lined up on the streets of Bangkok to witness the prestigious procession of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Many Thais spread nylon sheets to sleep overnight on the sidewalk near the royal palace in the capital of Thailand to witness and bid farewell to the people's king.
"This is my last farewell. I really love and miss him. Its hard to describe how this feeling was, Pimsupak Suthin, 42, from Nan province in northern Thailand, told reporters at the funeral.
At the beginning of the memorial service, the authorities performed the ceremony and brought a symbolic ashes from the Dusit Maha Prasat palace, where his body was placed since his death and transferred to the incubation station.
The cremation took place at 10pm tonight, led by King Maha Vajiralongkorn, the only son of King Bhumibol.
The previous king presided over the ceremonies during the ashes bowl process, which soldiers had placed on a golden chariot to move to a 50m high incense stand built over nearly a year. Members of the Thai royal family followed a raincoast procession through the streets from the royal palace to the square.
Officials in charge of the funeral said that about 110,000 people gathered near the cremation area and another 200,000 people in neighboring areas in the historic center of Bangkok.
A total of $90 million was spent by the government on a never- seen funeral in Thailand.
In other regions of the capital of Thailand and across the country, 85 incense- transforming stars and more than 870 locations have been built for people to visit and offer incense flowers.
Many businesses across the Southeast Asian country have closed. Bangkok's Old Quarters are decorated with strip of leaves and portraits of the late king.
