Kim Jong Un visited the mausoleum of his grandfather and founding North Korean leader Kim Il Sung at midnight on Wednesday to mark the 32nd anniversary of his death, according to state media.

A photo published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Wednesday morning showed Kim leading dozens of officials wearing black ties into the entrance hall of the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang. 

In a ceremony carried out multiple times each year for various occasions in North Korea, an honor guard laid wreaths and Kim and the officials bowed in front of realistic statues