The communicable disease kept spreading every dry season in Siam until the early reign of King Rama V, and the temple became the main food court for vultures. Most severe was in 1849 during the reign of King Rama III (1824-1851) when one out of ten people in Siam and the surrounding areas were killed by the disease. The last spreading of the disease took place in 1881. At that time as many as hundreds died each day, The massive pile of dead bodies attracted famous meditation monks notably SomdejPhraPhutthachan(TohBhramarangs) who.