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The Grand Maharaja-Maharani Party (1911) - When the British Emperor George V and his
wife Queen Mary visited India for the first time, they hosted a grand party for over 400 Indian
kings and queens. It was called the Delhi Durbar. To feed 200,000 guests, bakeries put out
20000 loaves of bread a day, and over 1000 cattle and sheep were slaughtered for every
meal! Many Indian rulers received gold medals from the Emperor, including the Maharaja of
Mysore, Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV.
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