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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  A statue to Santa Muerte (St. Death) in a jewelry store in Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official religion by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City. There are about 40 shrines to St. Death throughout Mexico City.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  A statue to Santa Muerte (St. Death) in a jewelry store in Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official religion by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City. There are about 40 shrines to St. Death throughout Mexico City.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: A woman lights a votive candle to Santa Muerte (Saint Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. She is a member of the Traditional Catholic Church Mex-USA, the official name of the St. Death religion, for eight years. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official religion by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:   A donation box for Santa Muerte (St. Death) in a jewelry store in Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official religion by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City. There are about 40 shrines to St. Death throughout Mexico City.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:   A statue to Santa Muerte (St. Death) in a jewelry store on the Zocalo in Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship of St. Death was recognized as an official religion by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City. There are about 40 shrines to St. Death throughout Mexico City.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:   A donation box for Santa Muerte (St. Death) in a jewelry store in Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official religion by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City. There are about 40 shrines to St. Death throughout Mexico City.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  A statue to Santa Muerte (St. Death) in a jewelry store in Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official religion by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City. There are about 40 shrines to St. Death throughout Mexico City.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: Mexican families pray to Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: A worker moves a statue of Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  People shop in a jewelry store with a statue of St Death on the Zocalo in Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship of St. Death was recognized as an official religion by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City. There are about 40 shrines to St. Death throughout Mexico City.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:   A statue to Santa Muerte (St. Death) in a jewelry store on the Zocalo in Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship of St. Death was recognized as an official religion by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City. There are about 40 shrines to St. Death throughout Mexico City.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: Mexican families pray to Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: Mexican families pray to Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: Mexican families pray to Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: A girl from a neighboring Catholic school lights a candle to Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: Mexican families pray to Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: Patricia Herrera, a devotee of Santa Muerta (St. Death) prays to the saint in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: Patricia Herrera, a devotee of Santa Muerta (St. Death) prays to the saint in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: Patricia Herrera, a devotee of Santa Muerta (St. Death) prays to the saint in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  A statue of Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  A statue of Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  A woman tends to the statue of Santa Muerta (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  A statue of Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: A woman prays in front of a statue of Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship of St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: A woman prays in front of a statue of Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship of St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  A shrine to bride of Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship of St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  A statue of the bride of Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship of St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  A statue of Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship of St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  A statue of Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  Statues of Santa Muerte (St. Death) for sale in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship of St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  A priest leaves a shrine to Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship of St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  A statue of Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship of St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO:  A statue of Santa Muerte (St. Death) in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship of St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: Statues for sale in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2004 - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: A man walks through a chapel in Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in the Tepito section of Mexico City. St. Death is venerated throughout Mexico and Mexican communities in the United States. The veneration of St. Death started in Mexico's prisons about 10 years and has since spread through working class neighborhoods in many Mexican cities. The worship St. Death was recognized as an official by the Mexican government in 2003. The Catholic Church in Mexico is opposed to the worship of St. Death and has held rallies and prayer vigils against the Saint. The small church in Tepito is frequently swamped with visitors and the religion has spread quickly through the tough, drug and crime plagued neighborhood, widely considered the most lawless in Mexico City.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2017 - BANG KRUAI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  A family stands in the family sized coffin before their ritualistic death at Wat Ta Kien (also spelled Wat Tahkian), a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Bangkok. People go to the temple to participate in a "Resurrection Ceremony." Groups of people meet and pray with the temple's Buddhist monks. Then they lie in coffins, the monks pull a pink sheet over them, symbolizing their ritualistic death. The sheet is then pulled back, and people sit up in the coffin, symbolizing their ritualist rebirth. The ceremony is supposed to expunge bad karma and bad luck from a person's life and also get people used to the idea of the inevitability of death. Most times, one person lays in one coffin, but there is family sized coffin that can accommodate up to six people. The temple has been doing the resurrection ceremonies for about nine years.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2017 - BANG KRUAI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  A family stands in the family sized coffin before their ritualistic death at Wat Ta Kien (also spelled Wat Tahkian), a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Bangkok. People go to the temple to participate in a "Resurrection Ceremony." Groups of people meet and pray with the temple's Buddhist monks. Then they lie in coffins, the monks pull a pink sheet over them, symbolizing their ritualistic death. The sheet is then pulled back, and people sit up in the coffin, symbolizing their ritualist rebirth. The ceremony is supposed to expunge bad karma and bad luck from a person's life and also get people used to the idea of the inevitability of death. Most times, one person lays in one coffin, but there is family sized coffin that can accommodate up to six people. The temple has been doing the resurrection ceremonies for about nine years.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2017 - BANG KRUAI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: People about to go through their ritualistic death during a "Resurrection Ceremony" stand in their coffins at Wat Ta Kien (also spelled Wat Tahkian), a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Bangkok. People go to the temple to participate in a "Resurrection Ceremony." Groups of people meet and pray with the temple's Buddhist monks. Then they lie in coffins, the monks pull a pink sheet over them, symbolizing their ritualistic death. The sheet is then pulled back, and people sit up in the coffin, symbolizing their ritualist rebirth. The ceremony is supposed to expunge bad karma and bad luck from a person's life and also get people used to the idea of the inevitability of death. Most times, one person lays in one coffin, but there is family sized coffin that can accommodate up to six people. The temple has been doing the resurrection ceremonies for about nine years.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2017 - BANG KRUAI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  A family stands in the family sized coffin before their ritualistic death at Wat Ta Kien (also spelled Wat Tahkian), a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Bangkok. People go to the temple to participate in a "Resurrection Ceremony." Groups of people meet and pray with the temple's Buddhist monks. Then they lie in coffins, the monks pull a pink sheet over them, symbolizing their ritualistic death. The sheet is then pulled back, and people sit up in the coffin, symbolizing their ritualist rebirth. The ceremony is supposed to expunge bad karma and bad luck from a person's life and also get people used to the idea of the inevitability of death. Most times, one person lays in one coffin, but there is family sized coffin that can accommodate up to six people. The temple has been doing the resurrection ceremonies for about nine years.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People wait on Rajadamnoen Avenue in Bangkok for the King's body to be brought to the Grand Palace. King Bhumibol Adulyadej died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People wait on Rajadamnoen Avenue in Bangkok for the King's body to be brought to the Grand Palace. King Bhumibol Adulyadej died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman and her daughter wait on Rajadamnoen Avenue in Bangkok for the King's body to be brought to the Grand Palace. The weather in Bangkok was very hot Friday and several people were overcome by the heat and humidity. King Bhumibol Adulyadej died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People wait on Rajadamnoen Avenue in Bangkok for the King's body to be brought to the Grand Palace. King Bhumibol Adulyadej died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai police officer watches mourners on Rajadamnoen Avenue before the King's body was brought to the Grand Palace. King Bhumibol Adulyadej died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People use their smart phones to take pictures of the crowd mourners on Rajadamnoen Avenue for Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People wait on Rajadamnoen Avenue in Bangkok for the King's body to be brought to the Grand Palace. King Bhumibol Adulyadej died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A mourner holds up a portrait of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, while people wait for the King's body to be brought to the Grand Palace in Bangkok. King Bhumibol Adulyadej died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai Army Honor Guard marches into the Grand Palace on the first day of mourning Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai Army Honor Guard marches into the Grand Palace on the first day of mourning Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai Army Honor Guard marches into the Grand Palace on the first day of mourning Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai Army Honor Guard marches into the Grand Palace on the first day of mourning Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai Army Honor Guard marches into the Grand Palace on the first day of mourning Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai Army Honor Guard marches into the Grand Palace on the first day of mourning Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai Army Honor Guard marches into the Grand Palace on the first day of mourning Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai Army Honor Guard marches into the Grand Palace on the first day of mourning Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the Thai cabinet leave Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace after paying respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: GENERAL PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, The Prime Minister of Thailand, leaves the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace after paying respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. Prayuth organized the coup that deposed Yingluck Shinawatra. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: GENERAL PRAYUTH CHAN-O-CHA, The Prime Minister of Thailand, leaves the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace after paying respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. Prayuth organized the coup that deposed Yingluck Shinawatra. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Mourners leave the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace in Bangkok after paying respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Mourners leave the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace in Bangkok after paying respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Mourners leave the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace in Bangkok after paying respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People wait in line in front of the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Mourners leave the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace in Bangkok after paying respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  GLYN T. DAVIES, the US Ambassador to Thailand, walks to the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion in the Grand Palace to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Mourners leave the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace in Bangkok after paying respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People wait in line in front of the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People wait in line in front of the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man holds his daughter while they wait in line in front of the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People wait in line in front of the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People wait in line in front of the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, the former Prime Minister of Thailand, leaves the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace after paying respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. Yingluck's government was overthrown by a military coup in 2014. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, the former Prime Minister of Thailand, leaves the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace after paying respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. Yingluck's government was overthrown by a military coup in 2014. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, the former Prime Minister of Thailand, leaves the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace after paying respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. Yingluck's government was overthrown by a military coup in 2014. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA, the former Prime Minister of Thailand, leaves the Sahathai Samakom Pavilion at the Grand Palace after paying respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. Yingluck's government was overthrown by a military coup in 2014. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A group of people enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People stand in line to enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People stand in line to enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People stand in line to enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People walk into the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People going into the Grand Palace to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, walk past Thai soldiers in front of the palace. The King died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man holds a portrait of the King while he stands in line to enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man holds a portrait of the King while he stands in line to enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man holds a portrait of the King while he stands in line to enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People stand in line to enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People stand in line to enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People stand in line to enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People stand in line to enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People stand in line to enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People stand in line to enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People stand in line to enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The entrance to the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Friday, the first day of mourning for the late Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand. The King died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People stand in line to enter the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, who died Oct. 13, 2016. He was 88. His death comes after a period of failing health. With the king's death, the world's longest-reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the British throne in 1952. Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in Cambridge, MA, on 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty and is known as Rama IX. He became King on June 9, 1946 and served as King of Thailand for 70 years, 126 days. He was, at the time of his death, the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2017 - BANG KRUAI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk leads a prayer during a "Resurrection Ceremony" at Wat Ta Kien (also spelled Wat Tahkian), a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Bangkok. People go to the temple to participate in a "Resurrection Ceremony." Groups of people meet and pray with the temple's Buddhist monks. Then they lie in coffins, the monks pull a pink sheet over them, symbolizing their ritualistic death. The sheet is then pulled back, and people sit up in the coffin, symbolizing their ritualist rebirth. The ceremony is supposed to expunge bad karma and bad luck from a person's life and also get people used to the idea of the inevitability of death. Most times, one person lays in one coffin, but there is family sized coffin that can accommodate up to six people. The temple has been doing the resurrection ceremonies for about nine years.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2017 - BANG KRUAI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: People sit in their coffins during their ritualistic rebirth during a "Resurrection Ceremony" at Wat Ta Kien (also spelled Wat Tahkian), a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Bangkok. People go to the temple to participate in a "Resurrection Ceremony." Groups of people meet and pray with the temple's Buddhist monks. Then they lie in coffins, the monks pull a pink sheet over them, symbolizing their ritualistic death. The sheet is then pulled back, and people sit up in the coffin, symbolizing their ritualist rebirth. The ceremony is supposed to expunge bad karma and bad luck from a person's life and also get people used to the idea of the inevitability of death. Most times, one person lays in one coffin, but there is family sized coffin that can accommodate up to six people. The temple has been doing the resurrection ceremonies for about nine years.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2017 - BANG KRUAI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A sheet is pulled just before people about to go through their ritualistic death during a "Resurrection Ceremony" stand in their coffins at Wat Ta Kien (also spelled Wat Tahkian), a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Bangkok. People go to the temple to participate in a "Resurrection Ceremony." Groups of people meet and pray with the temple's Buddhist monks. Then they lie in coffins, the monks pull a pink sheet over them, symbolizing their ritualistic death. The sheet is then pulled back, and people sit up in the coffin, symbolizing their ritualist rebirth. The ceremony is supposed to expunge bad karma and bad luck from a person's life and also get people used to the idea of the inevitability of death. Most times, one person lays in one coffin, but there is family sized coffin that can accommodate up to six people. The temple has been doing the resurrection ceremonies for about nine years.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2017 - BANG KRUAI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: People about to go through their ritualistic death during a "Resurrection Ceremony" stand in their coffins at Wat Ta Kien (also spelled Wat Tahkian), a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Bangkok. People go to the temple to participate in a "Resurrection Ceremony." Groups of people meet and pray with the temple's Buddhist monks. Then they lie in coffins, the monks pull a pink sheet over them, symbolizing their ritualistic death. The sheet is then pulled back, and people sit up in the coffin, symbolizing their ritualist rebirth. The ceremony is supposed to expunge bad karma and bad luck from a person's life and also get people used to the idea of the inevitability of death. Most times, one person lays in one coffin, but there is family sized coffin that can accommodate up to six people. The temple has been doing the resurrection ceremonies for about nine years.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2017 - BANG KRUAI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk pulls a pink sheet over a family in a coffin, symbolizing their death during a "Resurrection Ceremony" at Wat Ta Kien (also spelled Wat Tahkian), a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Bangkok. People go to the temple to participate in a "Resurrection Ceremony." Groups of people meet and pray with the temple's Buddhist monks. Then they lie in coffins, the monks pull a pink sheet over them, symbolizing their ritualistic death. The sheet is then pulled back, and people sit up in the coffin, symbolizing their ritualist rebirth. The ceremony is supposed to expunge bad karma and bad luck from a person's life and also get people used to the idea of the inevitability of death. Most times, one person lays in one coffin, but there is family sized coffin that can accommodate up to six people. The temple has been doing the resurrection ceremonies for about nine years.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2017 - BANG KRUAI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  A family stands in the family sized coffin before their ritualistic death at Wat Ta Kien (also spelled Wat Tahkian), a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Bangkok. People go to the temple to participate in a "Resurrection Ceremony." Groups of people meet and pray with the temple's Buddhist monks. Then they lie in coffins, the monks pull a pink sheet over them, symbolizing their ritualistic death. The sheet is then pulled back, and people sit up in the coffin, symbolizing their ritualist rebirth. The ceremony is supposed to expunge bad karma and bad luck from a person's life and also get people used to the idea of the inevitability of death. Most times, one person lays in one coffin, but there is family sized coffin that can accommodate up to six people. The temple has been doing the resurrection ceremonies for about nine years.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2017 - BANG KRUAI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  A family stands in the family sized coffin before their ritualistic death at Wat Ta Kien (also spelled Wat Tahkian), a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Bangkok. People go to the temple to participate in a "Resurrection Ceremony." Groups of people meet and pray with the temple's Buddhist monks. Then they lie in coffins, the monks pull a pink sheet over them, symbolizing their ritualistic death. The sheet is then pulled back, and people sit up in the coffin, symbolizing their ritualist rebirth. The ceremony is supposed to expunge bad karma and bad luck from a person's life and also get people used to the idea of the inevitability of death. Most times, one person lays in one coffin, but there is family sized coffin that can accommodate up to six people. The temple has been doing the resurrection ceremonies for about nine years.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2017 - BANG KRUAI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  A family stands in the family sized coffin before their ritualistic death at Wat Ta Kien (also spelled Wat Tahkian), a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of Bangkok. People go to the temple to participate in a "Resurrection Ceremony." Groups of people meet and pray with the temple's Buddhist monks. Then they lie in coffins, the monks pull a pink sheet over them, symbolizing their ritualistic death. The sheet is then pulled back, and people sit up in the coffin, symbolizing their ritualist rebirth. The ceremony is supposed to expunge bad karma and bad luck from a person's life and also get people used to the idea of the inevitability of death. Most times, one person lays in one coffin, but there is family sized coffin that can accommodate up to six people. The temple has been doing the resurrection ceremonies for about nine years.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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