Once elefantes pintados de blanco desfilaron por el centro histórico de la ciudad hasta el complejo del Templo del Buda de Esmeralda, donde yacieron 19 segundos frente al retrato de Vajiralongkorn, como un signo de lealtad y buenos deseos al monarca.
© REUTERS / Soe Zeya TunElephants from Ayutthaya camp prostrate during a procession near the Grand Palace to celebrate Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's coronation, in Bangkok, Thailand May 7, 2019.
Elephants from Ayutthaya camp prostrate during a procession near the Grand Palace to celebrate Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's coronation, in Bangkok, Thailand May 7, 2019.
© REUTERS / Soe Zeya TunTen elephants from Ayutthaya camp march in procession near the Grand Palace to celebrate Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's coronation, in Bangkok, Thailand May 7, 2019.
Ten elephants from Ayutthaya camp march in procession near the Grand Palace to celebrate Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's coronation, in Bangkok, Thailand May 7, 2019.
© REUTERS / Soe Zeya TunPeople and elephants from Ayutthaya camp marching in procession near the Grand Palace, celebrate Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's coronation, in front of a portrait of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, in Bangkok, Thailand May 7, 2019.
People and elephants from Ayutthaya camp marching in procession near the Grand Palace, celebrate Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's coronation, in front of a portrait of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, in Bangkok, Thailand May 7, 2019.
Elephants from Ayutthaya camp prostrate during a procession near the Grand Palace to celebrate Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's coronation, in Bangkok, Thailand May 7, 2019.
Ten elephants from Ayutthaya camp march in procession near the Grand Palace to celebrate Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's coronation, in Bangkok, Thailand May 7, 2019.
People and elephants from Ayutthaya camp marching in procession near the Grand Palace, celebrate Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's coronation, in front of a portrait of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, in Bangkok, Thailand May 7, 2019.
El elefante blanco (en la naturaleza elefante albino) es uno de los símbolos más antiguos del poder real en los países del sur y sureste de Asia.
El rey Maha Vajiralongkorn, que se entronizó en diciembre de 2016 tras la muerte de su padre Bhumibol Adulyadej quién reinó en Tailandia durante 70 años, fue coronado oficialmente solo este 4 de mayo, ya que los monarcas de su dinastía tradicionalmente posponen la ceremonia oficial de la coronación.