A Buddhist monk was stung to death by angry wild bees during a religious parade in Thailand.

Phra Kittisak, 42, was overseeing an ordination procession when the loud music rattled a beehive at a temple in Nakhon Sawan, on May 18.

The large bees descended from their hive and started divebombing terrified guests.

Footage shows devotees fleeing from the Wat Khao Bai Mai temple as the cloud of insects peppered them with painful stings. Some of the locals carried bundles of incense hoping the smoke would ward off the bees.

Phra Kittisak had a severe allergic reaction after suffering numerous stings across his head, neck, arms, and torso. He was rushed to the Sawanpracharak Hospital, but was pronounced dead two hours later.

Authorities said 10 other people suffered minor injuries.

Rescue teams later removed the sound truck blaring music from the scene.

Temple staff said Kittisak had been ordained just two years earlier.

A guest attending the event said: 'The monk was standing at the temple entrance to welcome us when the bees went berserk. He suffered the most severe injuries because he was under the beehive. He tried to cover himself with his robe but he was stung repeatedly.'

Phra Khru Si Sut Thet, the temple abbot, said he was calling exterminators to get rid of the bees.

He said: 'If we don't have the bees removed, no one will visit the temple again. They would be too scared.'

On May 3, dozens of devotees were injured when a furious bee swarm attacked another ordination procession in Nakhon Ratchasima. A child's balloon reportedly floated up to the beehive, sending a cloud of frenzied insects toward the attendees.