<p>The 'raj tilak' took place on the 12th day of mourning following the demise of Bhawai Singh on April 16 at the age of 80 at a hospital in Gurgaon.<br /><br />According to traditions of the royal family, the solemn yet elegant ceremony was attended by members of the former princely states besides prominent citizens of Jaipur.<br /><br />Bhawani Singh, who had no son, had adopted his daughter's elder son Padmanabh in 2002, when he was a five years old.<br /><br />This afternoon, Padmanabh, dressed in a white 'achkan' walked in the royal procession at the 'coronation' ceremony attended among others by Rajasthan Health Minister A A Khan, Speaker Dipendra Singh Shekhawat, former Union minister and actor Vinod Khanna.<br /><br />The ceremony was performed by 'rajpurohit' Brijlal Kishan and 'acharya' Dilip Sharma, who chanted Vedic mantras. After the 'coronation' the young maharaja also took a guard of honour.<br /><br />The flag that was on half mast was hoisted again on the palace amid sounding of drums.<br />Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot, former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, and Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh also visited the palace during the day.<br /><br />Born to Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II and his first wife Marudhar Kanwar of Jodhpur, Sawai Bhawani Singh had married Princess Padmini Devi in 1966.<br /><br />The royal couple have a daughter Princess Diya Kumari. Singh had adopted Padmanabh -- the son of Diya and son-in-law Narendra Singh.<br /><br />Besides the throne, Padmanabh will also inherit legal disputes plaguing the royal properties.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The 'raj tilak' took place on the 12th day of mourning following the demise of Bhawai Singh on April 16 at the age of 80 at a hospital in Gurgaon.<br /><br />According to traditions of the royal family, the solemn yet elegant ceremony was attended by members of the former princely states besides prominent citizens of Jaipur.<br /><br />Bhawani Singh, who had no son, had adopted his daughter's elder son Padmanabh in 2002, when he was a five years old.<br /><br />This afternoon, Padmanabh, dressed in a white 'achkan' walked in the royal procession at the 'coronation' ceremony attended among others by Rajasthan Health Minister A A Khan, Speaker Dipendra Singh Shekhawat, former Union minister and actor Vinod Khanna.<br /><br />The ceremony was performed by 'rajpurohit' Brijlal Kishan and 'acharya' Dilip Sharma, who chanted Vedic mantras. After the 'coronation' the young maharaja also took a guard of honour.<br /><br />The flag that was on half mast was hoisted again on the palace amid sounding of drums.<br />Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot, former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, and Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh also visited the palace during the day.<br /><br />Born to Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II and his first wife Marudhar Kanwar of Jodhpur, Sawai Bhawani Singh had married Princess Padmini Devi in 1966.<br /><br />The royal couple have a daughter Princess Diya Kumari. Singh had adopted Padmanabh -- the son of Diya and son-in-law Narendra Singh.<br /><br />Besides the throne, Padmanabh will also inherit legal disputes plaguing the royal properties.<br /><br /></p>