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...also boasting a fresh superlative of my own: the world's sorest backside, thanks to four hours of bouncing about on the back of a behemoth in an uncushioned howdah...
...where, according to his official Nepalese biography, he picked up "exciting food for thought." To get through his wedding, however, what the young prince needed most was stamina. First there were two days of elaborate Vedic ceremonies. On the day of the wedding itself, Prince Birendra mounted a silver howdah atop an elephant at the Royal Palace, then led a two-mile procession through the capital. At a courtyard in the Palace of the Lion, the prince joined the princess in seven ceremonial circuits around an eternal flame. They then sat down on a simulated bed for a full night...
...push my luck. I laid out a nine-hole course that was only 2,800 yds. long and didn't have a single hazard. That was long before the days of golf carts, of course, but the maharajah didn't walk a step. He rode in a howdah on an elephant. Half a dozen servants marched behind, armed with rakes and spades to smooth out the divots that the elephant made...
Perched atop placid howdah elephants and shaded by parasols, the royal guests lounged lazily in the hot jungle sun. Bar elephants circulated busily; from their backs, servants dispensed whisky, beer, martinis and gin-and-orange. Only the impatient tiger was uncomfortable. Queen Elizabeth refused to handle a gun, confined her shooting to a 16-mm. movie camera. The honor of being the "invited gun" was to have gone to Prince Philip, who during the royal family's tour of India and Pakistan has potted hundreds of duck and partridge, plus one sizable tiger, has been dubbed "the grim reaper...
Next morning, Chairman Powell climbed into his howdah, told newsmen he would preside at pro-Nixon gatherings throughout the state, whether strategy sessions or crossroads rallies. Personable Wes Powell's sweeping sense of authority was evident as he chaired his first board of directors' meeting; behind him hung a chart showing the Governor at the top of the organizational pyramid...