http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/world/asia/thailand-king-bhumibol-adulyadej.html 2016-10-14 12:33:27 Thailand Grieves After Death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej Signs of loss were inescapable in Bangkok as people lined the streets to see the king’s coffin pass. Some held pictures of the king, and others money bearing his image. === BANGKOK — Tens of thousands of grieving Thais lined the streets of the capital on Friday to view the coffin of King Some people said they had arrived as early as 3 a.m. to claim a spot along the route of a procession from Siriraj Hospital, where the king, 88, Most people wore black, and many sat under umbrellas in the 90-degree heat. Many displayed framed photographs of the king; some, lacking photos, held up Thai bank notes with his picture on them. “I just want to send him to heaven,” said Supasit Chinwinitkul, a university student who said he had come to the palace at 6 a.m. “He did so much for us. Just waiting for a short time is a small sacrifice for me. He did thousands of times more for us.” The king’s motorcade left the hospital late in the afternoon, moving slowly, escorted by police officers on motorcycles. Spectators bowed as it passed, and members of the military along the route dropped to one knee. Many in the crowd sobbed, and some wailed. The government declared Friday a holiday, but malls, shops and street stalls were open, as were banks and the Thai stock market. Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, head of the military junta that But signs of King Bhumibol, the world’s longest-reigning monarch when he died, was revered by Thais, even as faith in the monarchy On Thursday, local news outlets King Bhumibol was a stabilizing figure in an increasingly polarized country that has had Narongnut Phungsuta, a teacher, who lives 150 miles north of Bangkok in Nakhon Sawan Province, came to the capital for the procession. He arrived outside the palace at 3 a.m., he said, and waited for more than 12 hours, in a coat and tie, for a chance to say goodbye. “The king is my life,” he said. “He is like my father. He is my everything. All though his life he did everything for us.”