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## The Eighty-Eighth Chapter
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Upon the occasion of this grand festival, Rama and Lakshmana, adorned with supreme glory, ascended the throne for the coronation ceremony. [23] They were crowned with due rituals, using golden and silver urns, adorned with lotuses, and crafted with various precious gems. [30] Both brothers were adorned with crowns, angadas, keyuras, garlands, and earrings. They were also adorned with divine garlands and garments, and were anointed with the finest perfumes. [31] "Victory to Rama, the wielder of the halberd! Victory to Lakshmana, the wielder of the chakra!" Thus, the celestial beings hailed them with shouts of victory. [32] After celebrating this grand festival for the two kings, the celestial kings went to coronate the queen, the daughter of Videha. [33] She, Sita, was already blessed with great fortune, and by this coronation, she became the foremost among all the goddesses. [34] With shouts of joy and victory, they coronated Vaidehi, signifying the glory of the Chakravarti's queen. [35] Vishalya, who had become Lakshmana's consort by giving him life, was also coronated, but her coronation was merely a formality, as she was already his queen. [36] "Victory to Lakshmana, the lord of the three worlds! Victory to you, beautiful one!" Thus, they hailed her with shouts of victory and remained happily. [37]
Rama bestowed the kingdom of Trikuta peak upon Vibhishana, the kingdom of Kishkindha upon Sugriva, the king of the Vanaras, the kingdom of Sriparvata upon Hanuman, the kingdom of Sri Nagar upon the lineage of King Viradhit, and the vast kingdom of Kishkindha, adorned with many wonders and kissed by the waves of the great ocean, upon Nal and Neel. [38-40] He bestowed the kingdom of Rathnapura, a renowned city situated in the south of Vijay mountain, upon the fierce celestial beings who bowed before him. [41] He made Ratnajati the king of Devopagit Nagar, and the rest were made the rulers of their respective territories. [42]
Beautiful songs and various enchanting dances were providing supreme joy. [28]