[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, in brocaded dress, walking to the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) during the King's birthday celebration, Gangtok, Sikkim]
[King Palden Thondup Namgyal accepting scarves, including one scarf from Alice Kandell, at his coronation, Gangtok, Sikkim]
[Royal family looks on during coronation ceremony of Palden Thondup Namgyal and Hope Cooke, Gangtok, Sikkim]
[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, in brocaded dress, walking to the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) during the King's birthday celebration, Gangtok, Sikkim]
[School children lining up for the birthday parade in honor of Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim]
[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim; and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim with their children Hope Leezum and Palden Gyumed, seated on cloth on the ground ]
[Guests at the coronation of King Palden Thondup Namgyal, including Alice Kandell, Gangtok, Sikkim]
[King Palden Thondup Namgyal and Queen Hope Cooke of Sikkim]
[Dragon head carvings above the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) door, Gangtok, Sikkim]
[High Lama and monks at Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) preparing for new year dances and ceremonies, Gangtok, Sikkim]
[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, in brocaded dress, walking to the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) during the King's birthday celebration, Gangtok, Sikkim]
[Lama displaying brocaded robe and masks for the New Year's ceremony at the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple), Gangtok, Sikkim]
[Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple), Gangtok, Sikkim]
[Boys blowing gyalings in front of the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple), Gangtok, Sikkim]
[High Lama reads from Buddhist texts in religious ceremony at the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) prior to the New Year's dance, Gangtok, Sikkim]
[Dragon head carvings above the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) door, Gangtok, Sikkim]
[High Lama and monks at Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) preparing for new year dances and ceremonies, Gangtok, Sikkim]
[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, in brocaded dress, walking to the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) during the King's birthday celebration, Gangtok, Sikkim]
[Lama displaying brocaded robe and masks for the New Year's ceremony at the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple), Gangtok, Sikkim]
[Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple), Gangtok, Sikkim]
[Boys blowing gyalings in front of the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple), Gangtok, Sikkim]
[High Lama reads from Buddhist texts in religious ceremony at the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) prior to the New Year's dance, Gangtok, Sikkim]