Coronation of a king

[Jonathan Silk]

>Is there a ceremony or an oath for the coronation of a king, or
>description of yagyas described in the Smritis, Itihasa, Arthashastras
>or other Vedic and classical Sanskrit texts?
>
>     Thank you for your help.
>
>     Peter Freund

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Author:         Heesterman, J. C.

Title:          The ancient Indian royal consecration: the R×ajas×uya
described  according to the Yajus texts and annotated by
J.C. Heesterman.
Published:      's-Gravenhage, Mouton, 1957.



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