Nita Ambani, wife of Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, arrived at the wedding of her youngest son Anant Ambani in Mumbai on Friday carrying a lamp featuring an image of Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu god.
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What are reality TV star Kim Kardashian, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and famous Indian cricketer Jasprit Bumrah all doing together in the same room?
Attending a wedding, of course.
Mukesh Ambani’s youngest son Ananthi Ambani Asia’s richest manhe married Radhika Merchant in a three-day wedding ceremony in Mumbai. this weekend.
This event is It has been criticized as a display of extreme privilege in a poor country. The pre-wedding ceremonies and celebrations were attended by some of the world’s most famous faces and have been the talk of the town for much of the year.
The wedding Cost: Approximately $132 million to $156 millionHowever, the exact figures are unknown.
Anant Ambani and fiancee Radhika Merchant pose for pictures during a Sangeet ceremony in Mumbai on July 5.
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This isn’t the first time the Ambanis have made headlines with their lavish wedding. In 2018, Beyonce We held a concert At the pre-wedding celebrations of Mukesh Ambani’s daughter Isha Ambani.
Mukesh Ambani is Owner of Reliance IndustriesIt is a multinational conglomerate that sells everything from petrochemicals to Cheap Mobile Phones.
Indian weddings are known to be lavish and extravagant affairs, with multiple religious ceremonies and parties held to celebrate the bride and groom. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry, making it the world’s second-largest wedding market after the United States.
Indian weddings are distinct in that they take place over several days and feature a variety of events and celebrations, each with their own cultural significance.
Ambani’s wedding is no exception, with celebrations beginning on a Friday, four months before the nuptials.
Indian weddings vary greatly depending on where the family comes from and can sometimes be much smaller in scale. Originally from Gujarat, a northern state of IndiaAnd they have followed many of the typical customs of the region.
The wedding itself
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani (centre) walks with his son Anant Ambani (right) holding his hand, along with Nita Ambani, during their wedding in Mumbai on Friday.
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On Monday, this week’s wedding celebrations were held in private. Haldi ceremony. Haldi During the ceremony, friends and family apply turmeric paste on the face and body of the bride and groom. Haldi, which means turmeric in Hindi, is a Anti-inflammatory and healing propertiesSome believe that haldi has the power to purify the bride and groom. The ceremony is usually held in private and attended only by the closest friends and family. The Ambani family follows this tradition.
The wedding itself began on Friday and continued into the next day, with the main ceremony taking place at Mumbai’s 16,000-seat Geo World Convention Centre, where a red carpet was rolled out for guests that included wrestler and actor John Cena, singer Nick Jonas and reality TV stars. Kim and Cole Kardashian.
American actor and professional wrestler John Cena is seen making gestures as he arrives at a wedding in Mumbai on Friday.
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In a traditional Hindu wedding, it is common for the groom and bride to be tied together with a cloth and the groom leads the bride around a fire pit seven times. Fellasor marriage vows. Typically, a pandit, or Hindu priest, recites the vows in Sanskrit while the couple circles around the fire.
Each circle around the fire symbolizes a different vow the bride and groom make to each other and to God. Oath Once the ceremony is over, the couple is officially married. The ceremony can last anywhere from 45 minutes to three hours, depending on the traditions the couple follows.
Mr Ambani’s wedding drew such large crowds that police had to divert traffic around the venue, and it is monsoon season in India, with heavy rains causing flights to Mumbai to be cancelled for the rest of the week.
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani (L) poses with his family and waves to photographers to mark the engagement of his son Anant Ambani (3rd from left) to Radhika Merchant (2nd from left) during a ceremony in Mumbai on January 19, 2023.
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(plural) engagement ceremony
After quietly proposing at a temple in December, Radhika Merchant took part in their first engagement ceremony, a traditional Indian mehendi ceremony, in January. Also known as Henna Ceremony Mehendi usually takes place the night before the wedding. The bride has henna, a type of dye that leaves a red-orange stain, applied to her hands and feet. The mehendi ceremony is usually organised by the bride’s family and is meant to give the bride a chance to relax, as the henna develops its colour within hours of application.
after that formulaThe couple then performed the Gurjati engagement ceremony, Goru Dana, in which the bride and groom exchanged sweets made from coriander seeds. The bride usually arrives at the groom’s house bearing these sweets and other gifts, which are exchanged between families to symbolize the engagement.
Ambani’s Gol Dhana ceremony was attended by some of Bollywood’s biggest names, including well-known actors Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan.
Pre-wedding celebration, cruise, performance
The wedding first made headlines when singer Rihanna It was performed at a pre-wedding celebration in the family’s hometown. In March A guest list of 1,200 included Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner.
Immediately after the star-studded event, the family left for a four-day trip.European cruise on a luxury liner. Although mobile phones were strictly prohibited, leaked footage showed singers including Pitbull and the Backstreet Boys performing on the yacht.He also performed for his family.At a port of call during a cruise.
Not content with just one highly unusual performance at a pre-wedding celebration, the Ambanis also performed at yet another one last week at a Mumbai arts centre founded by Anant Merchant’s mother.
While Bieber’s performance was officially given the title, all of these parties took place across multiple continents and months. Sangeet. The usual, The Sangeet takes place over a day A pre-wedding dance and musical celebration. Families usually perform a choreographed dance to Bollywood songs, with the bride and groom performing a dance at the end to symbolize the two families joining together. The word sangeet is a Sanskrit word that literally means “singing together.”
People walk past the illuminated Antilia House ahead of the wedding of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant Ambani to Radhika Merchant in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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What happens after the wedding?
Once the wedding was over, the couple performed the final part of the traditional Hindu ceremony. Shubh Ashirwad, Are known As This is a divine blessing ceremony, where the couple seeks blessings from the elders of the community. The couple are usually showered with rose petals and rice as they walk down the aisle again, marking the end of the wedding ceremony.
next, Mangal Ustavor reception: Very similar to an American wedding, this is the party that takes place immediately after the wedding ceremony. Here, the bride and groom have their first dance and have the opportunity to celebrate their new life as husband and wife.
The Ambani family’s wedding reception was held at the Ambani family’s $2 Billion Homes in Mumbaiand it’s sure to be just as star-studded and extravagant as the celebrations of the past four months.
