Is it ghost or undertaker?

[Thaivisa News]

Pathum Thani:- A photo taken during a cremation rite led to a widespread debate among online social networkers whether it was a rare capture of ghost or whether an undertaker happened to be in the scene.

It was the cremation of Suthep Khamprasong or Khru Rod, 89, the late temple affair manager of Adisorn Temple in Tambon Bueng Thong Lang of Pathum Thani’s Lamluka district.

The funeral was held on Sunday at the temple. A woman, Pimpisut Poonsawat, took the picture of the crematory, hoping to capture the sign of Khru Rod’s name and the rite for remembering him.

She said when she viewed the photo, she saw a man was standing on the crematory. The man was wearing a white shirt and black trousers.

Pimpisut, a teacher of Den Prathum Kindergarten School, said she zoomed in to see the man’s face but it was blurred. She said she was sure that when she took the photo, no one was there on the crematory.

She showed the photo to Khru Rod’s relatives and they asked for a copy and they believe the man in the photo was the ghost of the man whose body was being cremated.

Pimpisut said she did not post the photo on Facebook and she did not know who posted it.

The photo received a lot of comments from Facebook users. Many of them believe the picture capture the ghost of Khru Rod but several others do not believe so. They said an undertaker might happen to walk up the crematory and stood there.

Khru Rod’s son, Supoj Khamprasong, 65, is among the believers. He said he was certain that the man was his father’s ghost because he was wearing the same clothes given to him by his grandson. The relatives had him wear the clothes for the cremation.

[NeverSure]

It's a ghost. I can tell because it has a red oval halo around it.

[Mcffee]

If you look closely you can clearly see that it's a ghost.

[Anthony5]

If you look closely you can clearly see that it's a ghost.

Watch out, he's in your avatar now.

[tonydandelot]

suuureeee a ghoooost!!! and if u see one and go catch a toad u can win the thai lottery

[Mcffee]

If you look closely you can clearly see that it's a ghost.

Watch out, he's in your avatar now.

Lottery ticket!!! I need a lottery ticket with the numbers 666!

[Sviss Geez]

They seem to have missed the other two ghosts at the right of the photo.

[crusader79]

Silly question. Obviously an alien visitor. Notice the anal probe in his right hand.

[BSJ]

Gees, it doesn't take much to get em wound up. Maybe I had better NOT mention to the wife I saw her late father on the way to the hong nahm last night! Joking!!!

[NongKhaiKid]

It's not logical Jim but forget any reasonable explanation as they want to, have to, believe it's a ghost.

[ldiablo]

What a stupid article!

[bangarang]

"Pimpisut said she did not post..."

A little dyslexic moment I just had... I first read the person's name as Pimp-Suit.

[JoeLing]

I recon must be one of those methylated spirit ghosts,
very common here in Thailand

[alantheembalmer]

"Khru Rod’s son, Supoj Khamprasong, 65, is among the believers. He said he was certain that the man was his father’s ghost because he was wearing the same clothes given to him by his grandson."

See, it must be a ghost, because I've never seen anyone in Thailand walking around in black trousers and a white shirt.

[fatfather]

To the right, in the first arcade, there are more ghosts. Maybe it was a meeting....

Fatfather

[Anthony5]

It's definitely a ghost.

Look just below the stairs the earth starts to split open already.....................or could that be from poor workmanship?

[siampolee]

Well it isn't only Buddhists who have ghosts is it?

Those fairy tales keep coming back no matter who or what created the legends or rumours.

Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, is a term found in English translations of the Bible, but understood differently among theAbrahamic religions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Spirit.

http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article1499443.ece/alternates/s615/Ghost%20at%20the%20Christening

[alantheembalmer]

Why don't they just go and ask the undertaker if that's him in the picture?

[marko kok prong]

This is news?

[Lupatria]

Pimpisut, a teacher of Den Prathum Kindergarten School

Another 3rd world "educator" with a medieval mindset...

Poor kids

Oh I almost forgot- I once had a similar encounter. However, the ghost in a picture of my wedding ceremony turned out to be my mother in law.

[DM07]

Take a look at a picture

Put forward 2 possibilities for what you see, one of them has be an outragous and extremely unlikely or even stupid claim!

Go for that possibility aaaaaaaaaaall the way!

That is why people see iguanas in rock on Mars!

[klauskunkel]

This is just a publicity stunt for a popular smart phone brand, that's all.

[Thaddeus]

White shirt with black trousers, that is such a rare event.

It's a random bloke stood in the doorway for heavens sake.

[maidee]

ahahaa .... those people

so ok ... ghosts... why do they need clothes, shirts, shoes

and specially, where do they buy them ????

[docshock13]

Definitely a ghost. I see similar ones all the time (same get up too) at the local temple whenever there's a funeral. Apparently they need a lot of money for the afterlife as they can be seen collecting cash from the bereaved. Some also like whisky and hang around for the after party and have one last drunken ramwong before leaving us to our earthly cares.

[smedly]

why hasn't the guy in the photo stepped forward and declared it was him

[berybert]

why hasn't the guy in the photo stepped forward and declared it was him

Durrrrrrrr. Because he is dead.

In most countries I know of people get buried/burnt in their finest attire. Poor fella is dressed in his son's t-shirt and jeans.

[Johnny S]

In Africa they believe in witch-doctors throwing some animalbones around can tell the future, cure illness etc. but thats nothing compared to LOS with this stupid ghost superstistion - ridiculous

[Seastallion]

So, did anybody think to ask the two other witnesses about what they saw?

[berybert]

So, did anybody think to ask the two other witnesses about what they saw?

As has been reported elsewhere.