Royal Militia on parade circa 1932

Troops and band of the royal militia regiments parade in the plaza outside the main precincts of the Etherekoilu, now occupied by the main mosque of Malé. At the rear in white uniforms is the naval or Kalasin Regiment. At the front left is the Hangun or Lancers' Regiment and on their right are the royal bandsmen. On the far right are the Sifain or Infantry Regiment.

Council of Regency offer prayers circa 1933

Sultan Mohamed Shamsuddine III Iskander was deposed in 1933 after a return to constitutional rule. In the interregnum a Council of Regency took constitutional powers of the Sultan. Here the Council of Regency is led in prayer at the Central Shrine of Medu Ziyaaraiy by the Chief Justice Bodufenvalhugey Seedi. The latter was the site editor's maternal grandfather.