At 08:57 AM 13/05/04 +0100, you wrote: >Sometime back, on this list, there were questions about the new king of Bikaner. >Ravi Raj Singh, 29 years old, was crowned the next king of Bikaner on 20th April, 2004. >He is grandson of  Raja Amarsingh who was younger brother of Karni Singh. Karni Singh was late king and was father of  Narendra Singh, who died as the King of Bikaner in Nov. 2003. >Ravi Raj is son of Chandra Shekhar Singh, who is eldest son of Amar Singh. >Marendra Singh is survived by his wife Padma Kumari and two daughters, Siobha Kumari and Mahima Kumari. Mahima Kumari is married to Sunit Sharma and is settled in New Delhi. >Ravi Raj Singh is an executive in ICICI Bank at Jaipur. >He was the one who lit funeral pre of Maharaja Narendra Singh, which as per Hindu rituals, declared him as his moral successor. > >With best wishes, >P.K.Saha > Greetings and welcome to the list. Thank you for the above information, which seems to settle once and for all the new Maharajas relationship to the Bikaner Royal Family. Have you heard anything about the Maharani being against the new Maharaja which is why the installation was held in the temple and not the palace. I don't know if this is meant to be significant or not. Cheers, Henry

Yes. The Maharani as well as her two daughters did not attend the function. Various Kings of Rajasthan also did not attend which they should, if it was to be called the "coronation". Ravi puts it as "Rasam Pagri" which is usual hindu ritual in every family, royal or commoner. With best wishes, P.K.Saha Henry Soszynski <[email protected]> wrote: At 08:57 AM 13/05/04 +0100, you wrote: >Sometime back, on this list, there were questions about the new king of Bikaner. >Ravi Raj Singh, 29 years old, was crowned the next king of Bikaner on 20th April, 2004. >He is grandson of Raja Amarsingh who was younger brother of Karni Singh. Karni Singh was late king and was father of Narendra Singh, who died as the King of Bikaner in Nov. 2003. >Ravi Raj is son of Chandra Shekhar Singh, who is eldest son of Amar Singh. >Marendra Singh is survived by his wife Padma Kumari and two daughters, Siobha Kumari and Mahima Kumari. Mahima Kumari is married to Sunit Sharma and is settled in New Delhi. >Ravi Raj Singh is an executive in ICICI Bank at Jaipur. >He was the one who lit funeral pre of Maharaja Narendra Singh, which as per Hindu rituals, declared him as his moral successor. > >With best wishes, >P.K.Saha > Greetings and welcome to the list. Thank you for the above information, which seems to settle once and for all the new Maharajas relationship to the Bikaner Royal Family. Have you heard anything about the Maharani being against the new Maharaja which is why the installation was held in the temple and not the palace. I don't know if this is meant to be significant or not. Cheers, Henry ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now