At around 10am, King Maha Vajirusongkorn arrived at Chakrabat Biman Palace with Queen Suthida and his three children, Prince Bajrakiti-yabha, Sirivanvari Narorat-ana and Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti, according to The Nation.
At 10:05, the religious ceremony presided over by the highest religious authority officially began.
At exactly 10:09, the royal court officially began the Muratha Bhisek ceremony or the royal cleansing ceremony at Chakrabat Biman Palace. Muratha Bhisek was a purification ritual before the sacred water was poured on the king's head.
According to CNN, in a space decorated with yellow flowers, incense and gold displays, Thai King Maha Vajirusongkorn entered the water clearing ceremony. This was one of the important activities during his three-day coronation.
The Thai king wore a white coat with a yellow border and sat in a state of silence during this ceremony. While the ceremony took place, a series of cannons were fired outside. The sacred water was then poured from the bottle into the back and hands of the king.
The sacred water for this ceremony of the Thai king was gathered from 9 water sources in Nakhon Nayok, Saraburi, Angthong, Samut Songkhram, Phetchaburi and Suphan Bur, including 4 sacred lakes and 5 rivers - Bang Pakong, According, Chao Phraya, Ratchaburi and Phetchaburi.
