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Date: 1903 CE
Subject: Photo source: Bourne and Shepherd, Coronation Durbar Delhi 1903. The 1903 coronation durbar in Delhi was a huge assemblage in honor of Edward VII's coronation as Emperor of India. The Maharaja of Patiala, the Sultan of Shehr and Mohalla, the Nawab of Bahawalpur, and the son of the Maharaja of Sikkim are followed by a seemingly endless procession. The Sultan came from the Aden Protectorate, then part of the Indian Empire. [The Princes on Elephants Passing the Jumma Masjid]