Shivaji was crowned king of Maratha Swaraj in a lavish ceremony on 6 June 1674 at Raigad fort. In the Hindu calendar it was on the 13th day ("trayodashi") of the first fortnight of the month of "Jyeshtha" in the year 1596. Gaga Bhatt officiated, holding a gold vessel filled with the seven sacred waters of the rivers Yamuna, Indus, Ganges, Godavari, Narmada, Krishna and Kaveri over Shivaji's head, and chanted the Vedic coronation mantras. After the ablution, Shivaji bowed before Jijabai and touched her feet. Nearly fifty thousand people gathered at Raigad for the ceremonies. Shivaji was entitled "Shakakarta" ("founder of an era") and "Chhatrapati" ("paramount sovereign"). He also took the title of "Haindava Dharmodhhaarak" (protector of the Hindu faith).