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Anant Ambani Ties The Knot With Radhika Merchant In An Extravagant Wedding Ceremony

Anant Ambani finally got hitched to long-time girlfriend Radhika Merchant on July 12 at Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai.

Anant Ambani, son of Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani finally got hitched to long-time girlfriend Radhika Merchant, daughter of Viren Merchant and Shaila Merchant on July 12 at Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai. The wedding was a star-studded event with luminaries arriving from all over the world. The long list of guests included Bollywood celebrities, politicians, sportspeople and other renowned personalities. However, the festivities are not yet over. The grand wedding is set to span over three days, which began with the Shubh Vivaah (wedding). This will be followed by Shubh Aashirwad (blessing ceremony) on July 13 and Mangal Utsav (wedding reception) on July 14.

Falcon-2000 Jets For Wedding:

For the lavish ceremony, the Ambani family reportedly hired three Falcon-2000 jets to ferry guests to the wedding. Rajan Mehra, CEO of air charter company Club One Air, told news agency Reuters that the Ambanis have hired three of his company's Falcon-2000 jets to ferry wedding guests and he expects 100 plus private planes to be used for the events. "The guests are coming from all over and each aircraft will make multiple trips across the country," Reuters quoted Rajan Mehra as saying.

A detailed advisory on road restrictions for the three days has also been issued by the traffic police in Mumbai.

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Food Served At Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant Wedding:

The menu at the wedding comprised several mouth-watering chaats, kulfis and more. Varanasi's famous Kaashi Chaat Bhandaar served its fast food delicacies such as tikki, tomato chaat, palak chaat, chana kachori, and kulfi. As per a report by ANI, the menu had been finalised by Reliance Foundation founder and chairman Nita Ambani during a visit to Varanasi last month.

"Nita Ambani came to our chaat bhandaar on June 24, where she tasted tikki chaat, tomato chaat, palak chaat, and kulfi falooda. She was very happy and said that the chaat of Banaras is very famous. It was a pleasure to serve her," shop owner, Rakesh Keshari told ANI.

The dishes from this chaat centre that were served are:

  • Tamatar Chaat
  • Pani Puri
  • Dahi Bhalla
  • Plain Sohal
  • Kulfi Faluda
  • Bhalla Papdi
  • Mix Chaat
  • Dahi Puri
  • Chura Matar
  • Papdi Chaat
  • Samosa
  • Gulab Jamun
  • Palak Chaat
  • Tikki
  • Chana Kachori

Nita Ambani Paid Homage To Varanasi At Anant-Radhika's Wedding:

Nita Ambani, being true to her cultures and traditions paid a visit to Varanasi days before the wedding to worship Lord Shiva and send her first invitation to the almighty. In line with her vision of sharing India’s rich cultural heritage with the world, the Ambani family paid homage to the holy city of Kashi or Varanasi at the much-awaited wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.

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Resting in the sacred embrace of Ganga, Varanasi is the cradle of Indian civilization. Leading up to the nuptials, Nita Ambani paid a visit to the ancient seat of culture to seek the blessings of Kashi Vishwanath for the new couple. Her deep reverence for the ‘Eternal City ’ was manifested in thoughtful thematic details of the wedding, where its beauty, positivity, light, and purity were reimagined in spectacular ways.

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