With the loss of political power to the
Turushka Islamic hordes, and collapse of tradition, the indrabhisheka ceremony was relegated to the background. The
Yadavas and
Chauhans were the last dynasties to perform a coronation ritual, but whether they performed indrabhisheka ceremony is not clear. Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the
Maratha Empire, revived the indrabhisheka tradition.
Pandit Gaga Bhatt, who presided over his coronation ceremony, wrote a detailed book on the procedure. A thread ceremony,
Upanayana, of Shivaji took place on May 29, 1674, and then a
Vratyastoma ceremony was performed. ==References==