The coronation of the Nepalese monarch was a rājyābhiṣeka, a Hindu religious ceremony in which the King of Nepal was crowned.[1][2][3] The last coronation was held on 4 June 2001 for King Gyanendra.[4] The Kingdom of Nepal was the last Hindu monarchy in the world at the time of its dissolution in 2008.[5][6]
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- ^ "The kingdom is dead, Nepal's republic is born". The New York Times. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2020.