File picture: Wadiyar family scion Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and Trishika Kumari Singh | Photo Credit: PTI

Mysuru: Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wodeyar, the titular head of the Mysuru royal family, and his wife, Trishika Kumari Devi, welcomed a baby boy at a private hospital on Wednesday.

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Trishika Devi delivered the baby at 9:32 pm in Cloudnine Hospital, Bengaluru.

According to Bangalore Mirror, Trishika Kumari Devi, along with the royal family, took part in Dasara festivities at Mysuru in September. This was the first time in 56 years that an expectant Maharani participated in Dasara rituals.

Bangalore Mirror mentioned sources from Mysore Palace as saying that Trishika had shifted to Bengaluru to stay with her mother after the Dasara celebrations.

“Maybe 50 years and Dasara hold a special significance for the Royals. Trishika is the third pregnant maharani to perform Dasara rituals in a long time and this is a joyous occasion for the family,” Bangalore Mirror quoted Raja Chandra, the son-in-law of Jayachamaraja Wodeyar and brother-in-law of the late Srikantadatta Wadiyar, as saying.

Trishika and Yaduveer got married in June 2016. Trishika is the daughter of Harshvardhan Singh and Maheshri Kumari from the Dungarpur royal family in Rajasthan.

The Wodeyar dynasty had ruled the then Kingdom of Mysore for over four centuries from 1399.

Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, the widow of Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, the last descendant of Wadiyar dynasty, formally adopted Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs in February 2015, as the couple had no children. After the adoption, he was rechristened as Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar.

Yaduveer, now the 27th "King" of Wadiyar dynasty, has completed his BA in Economics and English at Boston University in the US and is the grandson of Princess Gayatri Devi, the eldest daughter of the last Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar.

The Wadiyar dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Mysuru from 1399 to 1947, the last king being Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, who ruled from 1940 until Indian independence in 1947 when he acceded his kingdom to the dominion of India, but continued as the Maharaja until India became a Republic in 1950.

People in old Mysuru region of Karnataka still revere Wadiyar rulers for their contribution to society that includes construction of KRS dam across river Cauvery and establishment of industries and educational institutions.

Raja Wodeyar, one of the rulers from the dynasty, is credited with holding the Dasara celebrations for the first time in 1610. Ever since, the royal family has played a significant part in the festivities that have gained popularity across the world.