High tech in Thai temples

When someone dies, the family organizes religious ceremonies for several days. They can last any uneven number of days, depending on the financial ability and respect to the deceased one wants to express. The body usually is prepared with formalin and kept in a coffin to slow down the decomposition process. Modern technique allows for a more sophisticated method: The coffin is placed in a container with build-in cooling system. These coolers are expensive and not available everywhere. Only some temples have them, but it is expected that they will in the long run replace the formalin treatment.

While traditional funerals are held on the temple ground out in an open space, some temples have modern ovens that are operated with gas and equipped with filters. Attached is a monitor to watch the process in the oven. With regards to the relatives this is turned off as long as they are present.