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The Durbar of 1902
Never was there grander display of Oriental pomp and dazzling splen- dour than at the durbar in honour of King Edward, as Emperor of India, in 1902. Gorgeous fetes, ceremonies, and' processions lent magnificence to the celebration, and India rivalled England in doing homage to the new sovereign.
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