Yet another royal wedding took place in Asia Tuesday, a week after the young king of Bhutan married his bride.
It was the wedding of the daughter of the monarch of the historic Yogyakarta Sultanate in Indonesia. Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Bendara, the youngest daughter of Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, married Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo Yudanegara at the palace in Yogyakarta, Java.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and many Indonesian monarchs attended the ceremony.
The ritual stretched over three days, from the traditional cleansing ritual of the bride and groom to exchanging vows. Have a look at some of the pictures from the Yogyakarta royal wedding below:
Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo (KPH) Yudanegara (C) arrives for his wedding ceremony at the Yogyakarta Palace October 18, 2011.REUTERS/Dwi ObloKanjeng Pangeran Haryo (KPH) Yudanegara (C) sits facing his future father-in-law Sultan Hamengkubuwono X as he prepares to say his wedding vows in the Yogyakarta palace October 18, 2011.REUTERS/Beawiharta BeawihartaGusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Bendara washes Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo (KPH) Yudanegara's foot while surrounded by royal guards during their wedding ceremony at gate of Yogyakarta Palace October 18, 2011.REUTERS/Beawiharta BeawihartaWoven baskets filled with offerings are seen the day before Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo (KPH) Yudanegara and Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Bendara's wedding, at Yogyakarta Palace October 17, 2011.REUTERS/Dwi ObloSultan Yogyakarta Hamengkubuwono X and his wife Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Hemas (2nd R) walk through a hallway during a traditional Tantingan ceremony the day before their youngest daughter GKR Bendara's wedding, at Yogyakarta Palace October 17, 2011.REUTERS/Dwi ObloKanjeng Pangeran Haryo (KPH) Yudanegara (2nd R) and his wife Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Bendara (2nd L) walk to their horse-drawn carriage after their wedding in Yogyakarta October 18, 2011.REUTERS/Beawiharta BeawihartaKanjeng Pangeran Haryo (KPH) Yudanegara (L) and his wife Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Bendara wave to people as they were driven in a horse-drawn carriage through a street in the ancient city of Yogyakarta October 18, 2011.REUTERS/Dwi Oblo
