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Coronation of the Nepalese monarch
The coronation of the Nepalese monarch was a rājyābhiṣeka, a Hindu religious ceremony in which the King of Nepal was crowned.[1][2][3] The last coronation was held on 4 June 2001 for King Gyanendra.[4] The Kingdom of Nepal was the last Hindu monarchy in the world at the time of its dissolution in 2008.[5][6]
- ^ Bernard Weinraub (23 February 1975). "Nepal Begins Ritual Of Royal Coronation". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Bernard Weinraub (24 February 1975). "World's Only Hindu King Is Crowned in Nepal Ritual". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Coronation in 1975, Jean Pierre Laffont, 89 images".
- ^ "The once and future king". Nepali Times. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Somini Sengupta (29 May 2008). "Nepal Reborn as a Republic". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "The kingdom is dead, Nepal's republic is born". The New York Times. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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