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    Thailand crowns its king in a gilded spectacle rare for the modern era

    by Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times May 04, 2019 5 minutes

    BANGKOK - Installed on a golden throne under a nine-tiered, white-and-gold umbrella resembling a wedding cake, Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn was crowned Saturday as ruler of one of the world's most enduring monarchies in solemn, elaborate ceremonies that sought to unite a fractured nation under gilded pageantry and centuries-old ritual.

    The coronation - the first in Thailand in nearly seven decades - melded ancient spirituality with imperial traditions as the 66-year-old king was anointed with water consecrated by Hindu Brahmin priests and blessed by the incantations of saffron-clad Buddhist monks.

    Then, inside a long hall lined with murals at Bangkok's Grand Palace, Vajiralongkorn was handed a collection of royal regalia: a scepter, gold-embroidered slippers, a legendary sword that belonged to his 18th-century ancestors and a 16-pound pointed crown encrusted with diamonds that he fastened at his chin

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