Coronation of Birendra

The ritual involved offering rice, barley and wheat to gods and ancestors while a group of Hindu priests chanted Vinayaka.

Then the priests called for ancestral blessings by praying to the planets including Jupiter and Mars.

[3] The next day, a parade of Nepalese military units, musical bands and bagpipes followed by a six horsed carriage, a gift from Queen Elizabeth II,[5] carried the royal couple to Hanuman Dhoka.

After cleaning, the king moved to sit in the golden throne while the priest chanted sacred Vedic mantras.

The Raj Guru then placed the royal crown on the head of Birendra at the auspicious moment of 8:37 am determined by the court astrologers.

Later in the day, king rode an elephant named Prem Prasad draped in velvet cloth, gold and silver and visited temples and places near the palace.