Order of the Royal House of Sriraya
| The Most Esteemed Order of the Royal House of Sriraya परम प्रतिष्ठित दर्ज़ह राजवंश श्रीराय Param Pratishthit Darjah Rajavansh Sriraya | |
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 Badge of the order | |
| Awarded by the Maharaja of Purvanchal | |
| Type | Dynastic order |
| Established | 4 July 2021 |
| Royal house | Sriraya |
| Eligibility | Vishwamitran royals and foreign monarchs |
| Awarded for | extraordinary services towards the state of Purvanchal and its people |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Sovereign | HM Maharaja Varuna Sriraya |
| Grand Mistress | HRH Crown Princess Sarala |
| Grades | Supreme Grand Companion Grand Companion |
| Post-nominals | D.K.S. D.P.S. |
| Former grades | Knight/Dame Grand Companion (D.K.P.) Knight/Dame Companion (D.P.P.) |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 4 July 2021 |
| Last induction | 13 August 2021 |
| Total inductees | 17 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None (highest) |
| Next (lower) | Royal Family Order of Purvanchal |
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The Most Esteemed Order of the Royal House of Sriraya, formerly the Supreme Order of the Royal House of Purvanchal is the highest chivalric and dynastic order of the state of Purvanchal which is conferred by the Maharaja of Purvanchal, as the head of the House of Sriraya which is the current ruling house of the state as well as the national ruling house. It was constituted on 4 July 2021 by the Maharaja of Purvanchal Varuna Sriraya. The order is strictly restricted only to members of the royal house and other senior provincial sovereigns and foreign monarchs.
Grades and insignias
Grades
The Order of the Royal House of Sriraya is conferred in two distinct grades - Supreme Grand Companion (formerly Knight or Dame Grand Companion) and Grand Companion (Knight or Dame Companion). The highest grade of Supreme Grand Companion is reserved solely for the Maharaja, the consort, the heir to the throne, the parents of the Maharaja, and selective state monarchs. The second grade of Grand Companion is conferred on members of the royal house, other state rulers, and foreign monarchs.
Supreme Grand Companions bear the post-nominals letters of "D.K.S.", while Grand Companions bear the post-nominals of "D.P.S."
The Maharaja of Purvanchal is the Sovereign of the order, while the Crown Princess is the Grand Mistress of the order.
Insignias
The following are the ribbon bars of the two grades of the order.
Supreme Grand Companion (D.K.S.)
Grand Companion (D.P.S.)
Recipients
Sovereign
- His Majesty Varuna Sriraya, Maharaja of Purvanchal (since 4 July 2021)
Supreme Grand Companions (D.K.S.)
- 4 July 2021: Princess Sarala, Crown Princess of Purvanchal (Grand Mistress)
- 4 July 2021: Prince Debajyoti, Prince Father of Purvanchal
- 4 July 2021: Princess Krishna, Princess Mother of Purvanchal
- 4 July 2021: Tanishkaa Patranabish, Rajpramukh of Beltola
- 2 January 2023: Bishnu Chetry, Rajpramukh of Uttaranchal[1][2]
- 2 January 2023: Anoushkaa Patranabish, Rajpramukh of Basistha[1][2]
Grand Companions (D.P.S.)
- 4 July 2021: Bishnu Chetry, Rajpramukh of Uttaranchal
- 4 July 2021: Arnab Sil, Rajpramukh of Madhya Prant
- 4 July 2021: Anirban Phatowali, Rajpramukh of Kamrupa
- 4 July 2021: Anoushkaa Patranabish, Rajpramukh of Basistha (then Princess Anoushkaa)
- 4 July 2021: Prince Abhiraj, Senior Prince of Purvanchal
- 4 July 2021: Princess Bishakha of Purvanchal
4 July 2021: Oscar I, Emperor-King of Karnia-Ruthenia(returned 7 October 2022)4 July 2021: King Arthur II of Ebenthal(revoked 20 November 2022)4 July 2021: Queen Maria I of Sildavia(returned 9 October 2022)- 4 July 2021: King Albert of Queensland
- 4 July 2021: King Frederick Stanislaus Augustus of Litvania (then Grand Duke)
- 13 August 2021: King Jayden I of Novus Hierosolymis
- 13 August 2021: King Tyler Mullins of New Athens
- 13 August 2021: King William I of Gradonia
- 12 February 2022: Arnab Sil, Rajpramukh of Madhya Prant[3]
- 2 January 2023: Jonathan I, Emperor of Austenasia[1][2]
- 2 January 2023: King Philip Joseph Pillin of Pibocip[1][2]
- 11 January 2024: King John of Baustralia
- 11 January 2024: King Arthur I of Creek and Lake
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Regent of Purvanchal (2 January 2023). "Birthday Honours 2023". Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Varuna Sriraya (2 January 2023). "Uparashtradhyaksh heads Purvanchal Ruler's honours list". Purvanchal Times. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ Varuna Sriraya (12 February 2022). "Grant of the Supreme Order of the Royal House of Purvanchal on the Rajpramukh of Madhya Prant". Retrieved 3 January 2023.