BANGKOK—Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn on May 3 completed intricate Buddhist and Brahmin rituals to symbolically transform him into a divine embodiment of the gods as the Southeast Asian nation officially crowned its first monarch in nearly seven decades.
King Vajiralongkorn, 66, became constitutional monarch after the death of his revered father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in October 2016 after 70 years on the throne.
