BANGKOK, May 3 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn pays homage to the Emerald Buddha at Wat Phra Kaew or the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in a final ritual on the eve of the three-day coronation ceremony.
The King lighted a candle at 4.19 p.m., a propitious time as advised by astrologers, and paid his respect to the sacred Emerald Buddha as Buddhist monks chanted.
Earlier, the Royal Golden Plaques bearing his name and horoscope and the Royal Seal were moved from the Temple of the Emerald Buddha to the Grand Palace in an elaborate procession.
The three items will be presented to the King along with five royal regalia in the coronation Saturday morning, the kingdom’s first in 69 years since his father, the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was crowned in 1950.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn or King Rama X ascended to the throne after the passing of his revered father in October 2016. He is the 10th king of the Chakri dynasty that has ruled Thailand since 1782.(TNA)
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