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The Rājyābhiṣeka Manual for the Coronation of King Bīrendra of Nepal (1975)

Introduction and Facsimile Edition

Edited by Michael Witzel

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$50.00 • £43.95 • €45.95

ISBN 9780674292482

Publication Date: 03/21/2023

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The Rājyābhiṣeka Manual for the Coronation of King Bīrendra of Nepal contains the only extensive coronation manual available for a Hindu king. It was used in the Rājyābhiṣeka rituals of King Bīrendra in February 1975. Long regarded as highly secret, it can now be presented, after the abolition of the monarchy in its entirety in 2008. This manual was checked and signed by the royal priests and religious advisors.

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