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Yaduveer
Krishnadatta Chamaraja, the 22-year-old adopted heir to the Wodiyar dynasty,
was on Thursday crowned the 27th king of the erstwhile kingdom of Mysuru.
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Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja
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In
attendance were members of the extended royal family, about 1,000 special
invitees and pontiffs from the region, amid tight security.
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Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja
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Clad
in royal attire of cream silk robes (kurta-pyjama) and sporting a regal green
turban, a bespectacled Yaduveer took oath in Kannada, while seated on a silver
throne as the 27th titular head of the Wodiyar dynasty that was founded in 1399
by Raja Wodiyar.
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Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja
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"On
the auspicious time (9:25-10:38 a.m.) on Dashmi (10th day of the HIndu lunar
month), the royal dynasty head priest (dharmadhikari) Janardhana Iyengar
anointed Yaduveer as the new head of the erstwhile Hindu kingdom," a
palace official told IANS.
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Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja
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Queen
Pramoda Devi, who adopted Yaduveer as a son to carry on the royal lineage, his
biological parents (Tripura Sundara Devi and Swarup Anand Gopalraj Urs),
younger sisters of late king Srikantadata Wodiyar and scores of relatives
graced the occasion and blessed Yaduveer amid chanting of vedic hymns and
Carnatic music tunes.
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Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja, Pramoda Devi
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