Late Cambodian King Sihanouk's ashes enshrined in stupa in Royal Palace

Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-7-12 15:03:22

Cambodian Queen Mother Norodom Monineath (1st L), King Norodom Sihamoni (2nd L), Prime Minister Hun Sen (2nd R) attend a religious ceremony for late Cambodian King Father Norodom Sihanouk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh July 12, 2014. The remains of Norodom Sihanouk was interred in a stupa in the Royal Palace's Silver Pagoda on Saturday. (Xinhua/Sovannara)


 

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni holds a diamond-studded gold urn containing the ashes of his father, late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk, at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh July 12, 2014. The remains of Norodom Sihanouk was interred in a stupa in the Royal Palace's Silver Pagoda on Saturday. (Xinhua/Sovannara)


 

Buddhist monks gather in front of the Royal Palace to receive alms from devotees during the enshrinement ceremony of the remains of late Cambodian King Father Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh July 12, 2014. The remains of Norodom Sihanouk was interred in a stupa in the Royal Palace's Silver Pagoda on Saturday. (Xinhua/Sovannara)


 

The remains of late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk are marched around a stupa at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh July 12, 2014. The remains of Norodom Sihanouk was interred in a stupa in the Royal Palace's Silver Pagoda on Saturday. (Xinhua/Sovannara)


 

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (4th R) holds one of the three urns containing the ashes of his father, late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk, at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh July 12, 2014. The remains of Norodom Sihanouk was interred in a stupa in the Royal Palace's Silver Pagoda on Saturday. (Xinhua/Sovannara)


 

Buddhist monks walk past the portrait of late Cambodian King Father Norodom Sihanouk near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh July 12, 2014. The remains of Norodom Sihanouk was interred in a stupa in the Royal Palace's Silver Pagoda on Saturday. (Xinhua/Sovannara)


 

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