Buddhist ceremony [1950s]

The coffin of Novice Phummi at Vat Sop Sikkharam who was Killed by Pha Si at Vat Sop Sikkharam.This story telling by Pha Khamchan Vrachitta Maha Thela,the reason was that Novice Phummi was gossiping about Pha Si while they were having lunch, telling that Pha Si was a lazy monk, not doing anything, just eating and sleeping. So Pha Si gets very angry with him and Killed him with a knife. When Lao people got notice of that, they caught Pha Si and brought him to the police station to be investigated. He went into jail and then was asked to stop being a monk.This photograph was taken in the 1950s,(see Nr.A0199).

Original material consists of: silver gelatine film negative.