A ROYAL AFFAIR
The princely state may have long been gone, but royal tradition, it seems, is alive and kicking. Especially in Rajkot, where the 17th descendant of the royal family of Rajkot state in Gujarat, Mandhatasinh Jadeja, was crowned in an elaborate three-day ceremony in the concluding week of January. A grand spectacle, the or coronation was held at the 225-acre Ranjit Vilas Palace. and Mandhatasinh a ritual bath to the chants of the .
