Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 08, 2013 • 0 min read

Cambodia Portraits of a cremation
By Southeast Asia Globe • Feb 08, 2013
In Photos: King-Father Norodom Sihanouk's cremation
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By Southeast Asia Globe • Feb 08, 2013
In Photos: King-Father Norodom Sihanouk's cremation
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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.
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