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Inside the main hall (throne room), situated at the very centre of the Chakri Maha Prasat Hall, is the Bhudthan Thom Throne (พระที่นั่งพุดตานถม; RTGS: Phuttan Thom), a chair on a raised platform. The Throne is flanked by two seven-tiered umbrellas, while the throne itself is topped by a Royal Nine-Tiered ...
The Royal Nine-Tiered Umbrella over the Phuttan Kanchanasinghat Throne at the Amarin Winitchai Throne Hall, the Grand Palace. The Royal Nine-Tiered Umbrella over the funeral pyre of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, inside the royal crematorium at Sanam Luang (2017).
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The symbols also directly relate to King Rama I's pre-coronation title of "Chao Phraya Chakri", which in itself is a combination of the word 'Chak' and 'Tri', thus denoting the two weapons. Thai: ตราประจำพระบรมราชจักรีวงศ์
Both of these objects are weapons of Vishunu (of which the Kings of Siam believe themselves to be 'Avatars'). The symbols also directly relates to King Rama I's pre coronation title of "Chao Phraya Chakri", which in itself is a combination of the word 'Chak' and 'Tri', thus denoting the two weapons.
The Chakri dynasty [a] is the current reigning dynasty of the Kingdom of Thailand. The head of the house is the king , who is head of state . The family has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Rattanakosin era and the city of Bangkok in 1782; following the end of Taksin 's reign, when the capital of Siam shifted to Bangkok.
The king's body lay in state at the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall of the Grand Palace for a period of one year, with daily rites for a period of 100 days. As in the funerals of the king's mother and sister, the king's body was not physically placed in the royal funerary urn ( kot ) as was customary; instead, the coffin which housed the body was ...
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