Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 05, 2013 • 3 min read
To cremate a King
By Daniel Otis • Feb 05, 2013
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong Cambodia’s King-Father, Norodom Sihanouk, was cremated in a public ceremony on the evening of February 4. In Phnom Penh, more than one million mourners lined the streets while government officials, members of the royal family, Buddhist clergy and foreign dignitaries clustered around the towering Veal Preah Meru stupa to witness the cremation. Daniel Otis provides a glimpse of the final event.