PalaceAlmsCeremony

09 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women hold pictures of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, while they pray for him after an alms giving ceremony at the Grand Palace Thursday. Thailand marked 70 years of the reign of Bhumibol Adulyadej with a special alms giving ceremony for 770 monks in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok. The King, also known as Rama IX, ascended the throne on 9 June 1946. He is the longest serving monarch in Thai history and the longest serving monarch in the world today. He is revered by most Thais and is widely seen as a unifying figure in the country. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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09 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women hold pictures of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, while they pray for him after an alms giving ceremony at the Grand Palace Thursday. Thailand marked 70 years of the reign of Bhumibol Adulyadej with a special alms giving ceremony for 770 monks in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok. The King, also known as Rama IX, ascended the throne on 9 June 1946. He is the longest serving monarch in Thai history and the longest serving monarch in the world today. He is revered by most Thais and is widely seen as a unifying figure in the country. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ