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BANGKOK – The funeral for Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej is an elaborate, intricately planned event lasting five days. The ceremonies and processions will be steeped in Buddhism, tradition and history and defined by modern and personal touches. Some facts about the events:
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THE LATE KING’S DOGS
Sculptures of King Bhumibol’s favorite dogs will have place of pride among the 500 depictions of animals, gods and mythical creatures adorning the 50-meter (164-foot) -high crematorium. The 70-centimeter (2.2-foot) -tall painted statues of Tongdaeng and Jo Cho will be on the top tier, near the bier for the royal coffin.
Tongdaeng, a stray adopted by the king in 1998, gained fame when the king penned a short book in 2002, “The Story of Tongdaeng,” widely seen as parable for how the monarch thought Thai people should continue to hew to tradition in the globalized world of the 21st century.
“Tongdaeng is a respectful dog with proper manners; she is humble and knows protocol,” the king wrote. “She would always…
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