[3] After all of his children had grown, Daeng, then in his 70s, realized his earlier dream and finally decided to become a monk.

He was briefly an abbot at a temple in southern Thailand, but moved to Wat Khunaram near his childhood home.

The mummy is notable for sporting a pair of sunglasses, placed by the caretakers to hide the decomposed eye sockets to make the display less disturbing.

A native gecko species use Daeng's body as a hatchery, with eggs being laid beneath his skin.

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