Various items of royal regalia are exhibited at the Royal Regalia Building in the capital of Bandar Seri Begawan.
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The royals next rode on elephants through the streets of Kathmandu, together with other distinguished guests.
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In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the ceremony generally began with the Emperor offering prayers to Heaven, from which, according to the imperial state theology, the Emperor derives his mandate to rule.
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