Indian King and Queen Talking

(Original Caption) Sikkim's Queen Hope Cooke Namgyal, who is expecting her second child this month, chats with her husband, King Palden Thondup Namgyal, during a recent New Year's celebration at the Royal Palace in Gangtok. In a traditional Buddhist ceremony Jan. 11, Sikkimese monks battled devils and ghosts beneath the royal Christmas tree to insure the baby's safe arrival. Armed with sticks, the monks battled the dancing masked ghosts and devils in a day-long ritual. (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Indian King and Queen Talking
(Original Caption) Sikkim's Queen Hope Cooke Namgyal, who is expecting her second child this month, chats with her husband, King Palden Thondup Namgyal, during a recent New Year's celebration at the Royal Palace in Gangtok. In a traditional Buddhist ceremony Jan. 11, Sikkimese monks battled devils and ghosts beneath the royal Christmas tree to insure the baby's safe arrival. Armed with sticks, the monks battled the dancing masked ghosts and devils in a day-long ritual. (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)
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