But the city down below is immersed in coronation fever, above all in the stadium specially built for the royal celebrations. At this moment, if the minute-by-minute timetable is correct, the king is being presented with one horse with a golden saddle, one horse with a silver saddle, one mule with a leather saddle and other treasures. The ground is packed with 20,000 people, one-fifth of Thimphu's population. Over these days of festivities, strings of glistening lights will continue to bedeck the city, even its petrol stations. Ceremony The coronation itself, a day earlier, was the height of...
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