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Photostory: The coronation of the Thai King

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epa07547806 A handout photo made available by the Royal Household Bureau shows Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun (C) sitting on the throne during his coronation ceremony at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, 04 May 2019 (issued 05 May 2019). The elaborate three-day traditional coronation ceremony of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn is a formal ceremony to complete the monarch's accession to the throne. EPA-EFE/ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BUREAU / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Thai well-wishers hold portraits of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun ahead of his coronation ceremony outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, 05 May 2019.

The elaborate three-day traditional coronation ceremony of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn is a formal ceremony to complete the monarch’s accession to the throne.

Thai King Rama X's coronation ceremony

Crowds of Thai people lined roads under Bangkok’s blazing sun on Sunday for the royal procession of newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn, hoping to get a glimpse of the constitutional monarch who is revered in Thai culture as a living deity.

Well-wishers all wearing yellow, the color associated with the king, gathered along the 7 km route from the Grand Palace to three royal temples, where the monarch, who will be appearing in public for the first time since his elaborate crowning, will pay homage to each temple’s main Buddha images.

Photo: EPA-EFE/DIEGO AZUBEL

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