India's royals find new power in their past

The daughter of the 47th ruler of Odisha's Bhanja dynasty and Mayurbhanj's royal family member Akshita Bhanj Deo speaking during the interview with AFP at the Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara. - AFP

VADODARA, India: In a sprawling palace in western India, the "queen" or Maharani of Baroda welcomes guests with fragrant rose petals, presenting torchlit dances of Hindu myths.

Dressed in glittering finery, Radhikaraje Gaekwad is a queen in name only, a modern businesswoman presiding over a world her ancestors once ruled.

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奥里萨邦班贾王朝第47任统治者的女儿、马尤尔班杰王室成员阿克希塔·班杰·德奥在瓦多达拉的拉克希米·维拉斯宫接受法新社采访时发表了讲话。——法新社

印度瓦多达拉：在印度西部一座宏伟的宫殿里，巴罗达的“女王”或玛哈拉尼用芬芳的玫瑰花瓣迎接宾客，并表演火炬舞，演绎印度教神话故事。

身着华丽华服的拉迪卡拉杰·盖克瓦德只是名义上的女王，她是一位现代女商人，主宰着她的祖先曾经统治的世界。

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