Royal family takes out procession in Vadodara

The procession passed by Kothi crossroads,Raopura,Jubilee Baug,Nyay Mandir,Khanderao Market and Kirti Stumbh and were to culminating at the ground late in the evening. People lined the way the procession all along and showered flowers on the royals.

A tableau of Lord Swaminaray lead the procession and was followed by floats representing monumental achievements of the Maharaja. There were tableau on the concept of mobile library,education of women,Bank of Baraod which he had founded in 1908 and Federation of Gujarat Industries (FGI),an industry body which the Maharaja had formed in 1918.

One of the tableau represented the Laxamivilas Palace,the residence of the royal family,while another one was a replica of Mandvi gate in the city. Two vintage cars,including a Rolls-Royce,two cannons,guns and other weapons of the royal army were also displayed on floats.

However,Ranjitsinh Gaekwad,the present maharaja,could not join the procession due to ill health,sources in Vadodara Nagrik Samiti,the organiser of the event said.

The procession was three kilometres long and was going on till the time of going to the press.

In his inaugural speech,Chief Minister Modi said that Gaekwad-III was an ideal and inspirational ruler and that was the reason why spiritualist like Maharshi Aurobindo and modernist like Dr BR Ambedkar were attracted towards him and served the kingdom.