Thailand's newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn will greet his subjects o...
BANGKOK - Thailand’s newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn will greet his subjects on Sunday in a royal procession, a day after completing ornate rituals to become the country’s first new divine monarch in nearly seven decades.
The coronation of King Vajiralongkorn, 66, takes place from Saturday to Monday after a period of official mourning for his revered father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in October 2016 having reigned for 70 years. On Sunday morning, the king will grant new ranks and titles to members of the royal family. Later in the afternoon, the monarch will appear in public for the first time since his elaborate crowning.
“Because King Mongkut was a monk, he ordered that the procession should visit important Buddhist temples so the new monarch can provide alms to monks,” said Tongthong Chandransu, an expert on Thai royal rituals. Saturday’s rituals, which were about transforming him into a “Devaraja”, or a divine embodiment of the gods, saw him purified and anointed with consecrated waters from 117 sources. The king also received and wore five articles of the royal regalia from the chief Brahmin, signifying full kingship.
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