Prince Hridayendra of Nepal
| Prince Hridayendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev | |||||
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| Nava Yuvaraj | |||||
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30 July 2002 Kathmandu, Nepal |
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| Dynasty | Shah dynasty | ||||
| Father | Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Crown Prince of Nepal | ||||
| Mother | Himani Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah, Crown Princess of Nepal | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
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| Hridayendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev |
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Styles of Prince Hridayendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev |
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Prince Hridayendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal (Nepali: हृदयेन्द्र शाह)(born July, 30 2002) was a member of the Nepalese Royal Family (now abolished) and was the second in line to the then Nepal's royal throne. The monarchy was officially abolished on 28 May 2008. Until the abolition of the monarchy he was known in Nepal by the title Nava Yuvaraj.
Prince Hridayendra was born at 12:49 pm in the Narayanhity Royal Palace in Kathmandu to Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Crown Prince of Nepal and Crown Princess Himani Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah. At birth he weighed 3.3 kg.
His grandfather Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev is the deposed king of Nepal and his grandmother is Queen Komal Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah, a member of the Rana dynasty. Through his mother he is descended from the Indian princely family of Sikar, which belongs to the Shekhawat clan. Following Hindu custom he was officially named Hridayendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev in a ceremony at the Narayanhity Royal Palace eleven days after his birth. At birth he was given the title Nava Yuvaraj (Young Crown Prince) being the eldest son of the heir apparent.
In Hinduism there are a number of stages to groom a future king. Hridayendra received the traditional rice feeding ceremony (Annaprasan ceremony) at the Narayanhity Royal Palace six months after his birth. The ceremony was carried out in accordance with Vedic tradition. He was fed rice by his mother, and then by other members of the Royal Family, during the ceremony. He was offered a gold coin by Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand and other officials following another traditional feature of the ceremony . Later, Hridayendra made his first public appearance in a chariot procession and was taken to holy sites in old Kathmandu, where worship and rituals were conducted. The prime minister acted as his guardian during this stage of the ceremony, and carried the prince around the temples to symbolise the bond between the people and the monarchy.
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