Portrait photo of Coronation 1965, the King & Queen
Photograph shows the newly-crowned King Palden Thondup Namgyal and Queen Hope Cooke walking in procession, Gangtok, Sikkim. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library... More
![[King Palden Thondup Namgyal accepting scarves, including one scarf from Alice Kandell, at his coronation, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkva2luZy1wYWxkZW4tdGhvbmR1cC1uYW1neWFsLWFjY2VwdGluZy1zY2FydmVzLWluY2x1ZGluZy1vbmUtc2NhcmYtZnJvbS1hbGljZS03MDk5YWUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[King Palden Thondup Namgyal accepting scarves, including one scarf from Alice Kandell, at his coronation, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
[King Palden Thondup Namgyal accepting scarves, including one scarf fr...
"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More
![[King and Queen of Sikkim and their daughter Hope Leezum watch birthday celebrations, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIva2luZy1hbmQtcXVlZW4tb2Ytc2lra2ltLWFuZC10aGVpci1kYXVnaHRlci1ob3BlLWxlZXp1bS13YXRjaC1iaXJ0aGRheS1jZWxlYnJhdGlvbnMtNjY2MmZmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[King and Queen of Sikkim and their daughter Hope Leezum watch birthday celebrations, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
[King and Queen of Sikkim and their daughter Hope Leezum watch birthda...
Date from information for related slide: LC-KAN05-69. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Col... More
King of Sikkim receives scarves, Sikkim
Photograph shows Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, receiving white scarves as a sign of purity and an open heart on his birthday, from a Lepcha man, 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]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvcGFsZGVuLXRob25kdXAtbmFtZ3lhbC1raW5nLW9mLXNpa2tpbS1hbmQtaG9wZS1jb29rZS1xdWVlbi1vZi1zaWtraW0taW4tYnJvY2FkZWQtODgwZjE2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[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]")
[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikk...
Date from information for related slide: LC-KAN05-69. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Col... More
King of Sikkim - Public domain portrait photograph
Photograph shows Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, receiving white scarves as a sign of purity and an open heart on his birthday, from a Bhotia man, Gangtok, Sikkim.
Portrait photo of Sikkimese princess in ceremonial dress
Photograph shows Princess Suang La, half-length portrait, seated facing front, wearing headress and necklace, Sikkim. Label in color reference copye slide page: "Coronation, people at the Palace." Label may no... More
![[Coronation ceremony of Palden Thondup Namgyal and Hope Cooke, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvY29yb25hdGlvbi1jZXJlbW9ueS1vZi1wYWxkZW4tdGhvbmR1cC1uYW1neWFsLWFuZC1ob3BlLWNvb2tlLWdhbmd0b2stc2lra2ltLTI2YTVhZi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[Coronation ceremony of Palden Thondup Namgyal and Hope Cooke, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
[Coronation ceremony of Palden Thondup Namgyal and Hope Cooke, Gangtok...
Date from information on related slide: LC-KAN-0124. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Col... More
King of Sikkim at home - Public domain portrait photograph
Photograph shows Palden Thondrup Namgyal, Chogyal of Sikkim, half-length portrait, facing front, Gangtok, Sikkim. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congre... More
![[King Palden Thondup Namgyal and Queen Hope Cooke of Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEva2luZy1wYWxkZW4tdGhvbmR1cC1uYW1neWFsLWFuZC1xdWVlbi1ob3BlLWNvb2tlLW9mLXNpa2tpbS04ODk0MTMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/57/webp "[King Palden Thondup Namgyal and Queen Hope Cooke of Sikkim]")
[King Palden Thondup Namgyal and Queen Hope Cooke of Sikkim]
Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-2, pg. no. 020 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:... More
![The King & Queen attend a ceremony in the Palace, swearing in a new cabinet minister. A holy lama summons the dieties [i.e., deities]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTcvdGhlLWtpbmctYW5kLXF1ZWVuLWF0dGVuZC1hLWNlcmVtb255LWluLXRoZS1wYWxhY2Utc3dlYXJpbmctaW4tYS1uZXctY2FiaW5ldC1lYWQ4OTMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "The King & Queen attend a ceremony in the Palace, swearing in a new cabinet minister. A holy lama summons the dieties [i.e., deities]")
The King & Queen attend a ceremony in the Palace, swearing in a new ca...
Photograph shows King Palden Thondup Namgyal and Queen Hope Cooke at a swearing-in ceremony for a new minister of education, with a lama and his consort, at the palace in Gangtok, Sikkim. Caption on related ph... More
![[Princess, sister of the King of Sikkim, standing on right, in traditional royal dress, during coronation of King, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTEvcHJpbmNlc3Mtc2lzdGVyLW9mLXRoZS1raW5nLW9mLXNpa2tpbS1zdGFuZGluZy1vbi1yaWdodC1pbi10cmFkaXRpb25hbC1yb3lhbC03YWEwY2ItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/57/webp "[Princess, sister of the King of Sikkim, standing on right, in traditional royal dress, during coronation of King, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
[Princess, sister of the King of Sikkim, standing on right, in traditi...
"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Related photograph published in : Mountaintop kingdom: Sikkim / photos by Alice S. Kandell; t... More
Coronation 1965, the King on throne
Photograph shows King Palden Thondup Namgyal at his coronation, Gangtok, Sikkim.
![[Princess, sister of the King, with a coronation guest, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDMvcHJpbmNlc3Mtc2lzdGVyLW9mLXRoZS1raW5nLXdpdGgtYS1jb3JvbmF0aW9uLWd1ZXN0LWdhbmd0b2stc2lra2ltLWRiN2VkMC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/57/webp "[Princess, sister of the King, with a coronation guest, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
[Princess, sister of the King, with a coronation guest, Gangtok, Sikki...
Date from information on related slide: LC-KAN-0115. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Col... More
![[Nepalese band playing curved horns at coronation of the King of Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvbmVwYWxlc2UtYmFuZC1wbGF5aW5nLWN1cnZlZC1ob3Jucy1hdC1jb3JvbmF0aW9uLW9mLXRoZS1raW5nLW9mLXNpa2tpbS0wYjk5OWYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Nepalese band playing curved horns at coronation of the King of Sikkim]")
[Nepalese band playing curved horns at coronation of the King of Sikki...
Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no. 200 (color reference copy). Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:106).
![[Royal family looks on during coronation ceremony of Palden Thondup Namgyal and Hope Cooke, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDMvcm95YWwtZmFtaWx5LWxvb2tzLW9uLWR1cmluZy1jb3JvbmF0aW9uLWNlcmVtb255LW9mLXBhbGRlbi10aG9uZHVwLW5hbWd5YWwtZmQ0OTM2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/27/webp "[Royal family looks on during coronation ceremony of Palden Thondup Namgyal and Hope Cooke, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
[Royal family looks on during coronation ceremony of Palden Thondup Na...
Date from information on related slide: LC-KAN-0124. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Coll... More
![[King and Queen of Sikkim getting ready to fly to Bhutan in helicopter, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQva2luZy1hbmQtcXVlZW4tb2Ytc2lra2ltLWdldHRpbmctcmVhZHktdG8tZmx5LXRvLWJodXRhbi1pbi1oZWxpY29wdGVyLXNpa2tpbS1kNjRhNTYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[King and Queen of Sikkim getting ready to fly to Bhutan in helicopter, Sikkim]")
[King and Queen of Sikkim getting ready to fly to Bhutan in helicopter...
"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More
Portrait photo of Recession - Public domain portrait photograph
Photograph shows the newly crowned King and Queen of Sikkim after the coronation ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, Ma... More
Palace Guards, photo by Alice S. Kandell
Photograph shows palace guards playing drums during the coronation ceremonies for Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs ... More
Prince Wangchuk in front of chapel
Photograph shows Prince Wangchuk Namgyal, on horseback, in front of the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple), Gangtok, Sikkim. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library ... More
King reviews troops on his birthday, Sikkim
Photograph shows Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, standing next to soldier, Gangtok, Sikkim. Date from information for related slide: LC-KAN05-69. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. K... More
![[School children lining up for the birthday parade in honor of Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvc2Nob29sLWNoaWxkcmVuLWxpbmluZy11cC1mb3ItdGhlLWJpcnRoZGF5LXBhcmFkZS1pbi1ob25vci1vZi1wYWxkZW4tdGhvbmR1cC04NDE0NTYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[School children lining up for the birthday parade in honor of Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
[School children lining up for the birthday parade in honor of Palden ...
"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More
![[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 ]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvcGFsZGVuLXRob25kdXAtbmFtZ3lhbC1raW5nLW9mLXNpa2tpbS1hbmQtaG9wZS1jb29rZS1xdWVlbi1vZi1zaWtraW0td2l0aC10aGVpci1jOGU3ODgtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[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 ]")
[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim; and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikk...
Label in color reference copy slide page: "Formal royal family shoot, 1971." Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). Also represented in LOT 14034-3, pg. no... More
King awards prizes, Sikkim, photo by Alice S. Kandell
Photograph shows a lama presenting Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim with a scroll on his birthday, as Queen of Sikkim looks on, Gangtok, Sikkim. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kand... More
![[Prince Palden (second from left) making silly faces with friends, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NzEvMDEvMDEvcHJpbmNlLXBhbGRlbi1zZWNvbmQtZnJvbS1sZWZ0LW1ha2luZy1zaWxseS1mYWNlcy13aXRoLWZyaWVuZHMtc2lra2ltLTEwMjQuanBn/40/27/webp "[Prince Palden (second from left) making silly faces with friends, Sikkim]")
[Prince Palden (second from left) making silly faces with friends, Sik...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of children, kids, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Palden Thondup Namgyal was the hereditary ruler of the independent Kingdom of Sikkim, locat... More
Royal procession, King, Queen & court, Sikkim
Photograph shows Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, in brocaded dress, walking to the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) for the King's birthday celebration, Gangtok, ... More
King of Sikkim reviews troops, Sikkim
Photograph shows Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, reviewing troops on his birthday, Gangtok, Sikkim. Date from information for related slide: LC-KAN05-69. "A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Al... More
![[Birthday parade for King of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvYmlydGhkYXktcGFyYWRlLWZvci1raW5nLW9mLXNpa2tpbS1nYW5ndG9rLXNpa2tpbS01ZmZkMzgtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Birthday parade for King of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
[Birthday parade for King of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim]
"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More