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 Kathmandu Sunday June 17, 2001 Ashadh 03,  2058.


Special rituals held to mark 13th day

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KATHMANDU, June 16 - The 13th day purification   rituals of His Late Majesty. King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev and Her Late Majesty Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah and other members of the Royal Family were performed in accordance with Vedic traditions at the Narayanhity Royal Palace.

Officials at the Palace said the 13th day purification rites of His Late Majesty King Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev and His late Royal Highness Prince Nirajan was also performed today at the Palace.

Sets of bedding, dresses and other expensive objects were donated to priests as part of the traditional rituals, according to them.

His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Her Majesty Queen Mother Ratna Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah and other members of the Royal Family attended the rituals, according to RSS, the sate-owned news agency.


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