Sihanouk ashes lowered into river
- Published: 5 Feb 2013 at 15.44
- Online news: Asia
Cambodians lined the banks of the Mekong River as the ashes of their revered former King Norodom Sihanouk were lowered into the murky water a day after his cremation in Phnom Penh.
The ashes of former king Norodom Sihanouk are dropped in the Mekong River in Phnom Penh on February 5, 2013. Several white sacks containing the ashes, including the pyre, were ferried on the ornate barge to the confluence of the Mekong, Tonle Sap and Tonle Bassac rivers.
Several white sacks containing the ashes, including the pyre, were ferried on an ornate barge to the confluence of the Mekong, Tonle Sap and Tonle Bassac rivers in Phnom Penh, where members of the royal family lowered them into the water.
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