The four-day wedding celebrations began on Friday with the traditional Hindu wedding ceremony and will be followed by a grand reception that’s expected to run throughout the weekend. The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his long-time girlfriend on Saturday in what many had dubbed the wedding of the year, attended by global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians. The wedding rituals, including exchanging garlands by the couple and walking around a sacred fire, began on Friday and were completed past midnight.
The wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant took place at the Ambani-owned Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai and the family home. The marriage was the culmination of months of wedding-related events that featured performances by pop stars including Rihanna and Justin Bieber. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a reception organised by the Ambanis on Saturday evening.
The Ambanis hosted a 'blessing ceremony' for friends and family members to meet the couple and wish them a happy married life. The four-day wedding celebrations began on Friday with the traditional Hindu wedding ceremony and will be followed by a grand reception that's expected to run throughout the weekend. The guestlist for the lavish event includes former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson; John Kerry, the former US special envoy for climate, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin H.
Nasser; and Adele, Lana Del Rey, Drake and David Beckham. The Amban.