Nepal: Princess Sruti Breaks With Tradition By Choosing To Marry A Commoner

Record ID: 3906

  • Title: Nepal: Princess Sruti Breaks With Tradition By Choosing To Marry A Commoner
  • Date: 3rd May 1997
  • Summary: Breaking with tradition Nepal's Princess Sruti Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah has chosen to marry commoner , exercising the Hindu custom of "Swayambar", in which a bride chooses her husband from a group qualified men. Princess Sruti formalized her engagement to Kumar Gorak Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana with elaborate Hindu rites at the Narayanhiti Palace in Katmandhu on May 3.The fift
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  • Location: NEPAL KATMANDHU NARAYANTITI PALACE
  • Reuters ID: LDL00126KMD8N
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