From March 1st, an extraordinary celebration will begin in the Indian state of Gujarat, in which the world's richest people, technology company owners, Bollywood stars and pop singers will gather.
All this fanfare is for the pre-wedding parties of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani.
Mukesh Ambani, the 66-year-old owner of Reliance, an Indian conglomerate that includes companies ranging from textiles to energy, is Asia's richest man. According to the world magazine Forbes, their assets are worth more than 114 billion dollars.
Ambani's 28-year-old son Anant is getting married to Radhka Merchant, daughter of Vern Merchant, owner of leading pharmaceutical firm Encore Healthcare. The engagement or 'roke' ceremony for this marriage took place in December 2022 with great fanfare.
Although Anant and Radhka's wedding is scheduled to take place on July 12 this year, four months before the wedding ceremony, three-day pre-wedding parties are being held from March 1 to 3.
Due to the large number of international tycoons, eminent personalities and artists participating, the Indian media has been covering the events and reporting the minute details of the party arrangements.
Arrangements for parties
Anant Ambani's pre-Veden parties will be held in a 3,000-acre garden near the Reliance Group's oil refinery. The refinery is located in Jamnagar, the ancestral home of the Ambani family in the state of Gujarat.
According to the British newspaper 'Guardian', there are more than one crore trees in the refinery garden and it is also called the largest mango garden in Asia.
According to Reliance Group, under the program started by the Ambani family to rescue animals, 2000 animals rescued from India and other parts of the world are also in this garden, including leopards, leopards, tigers, jaguars and elephants. are also included.
2500 dishes will be prepared for the three-day wedding celebrations and special care will be taken to ensure that no dish is repeated over the three days.
Among the world's richest people, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, former US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and other important personalities are participating in this large-scale party.
Bill Gates and Melinda Gates
According to reports, American singer Rahana, internationally renowned illusionist David Blaine and Bollywood star Diljit Dosanjh will also perform at the wedding parties.
In this gathering of the world's biggest businessmen, not only a wedding is being celebrated, but a business deal has also been concluded.
The pre-party wedding is also attended by the head of Disney, the internationally renowned company that produces entertainment content.
Disney and Reliance Industries have signed a joint media business deal. The two companies will earn an estimated $8.5 billion from Wednesday's deal.
Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the King of Bhutan will also participate in these celebrations.
Before these pre-wedding parties, Anil Ambani fed 50,000 people in his native Jamnagar on Thursday to celebrate his son's marriage. His wife, son and future daughter-in-law were also present on this occasion.
Weddings are the fourth largest industry
In connection with the marriage of Anant Ambani, many events are going to be held in the future. Then there is the wedding day on July 12 and the subsequent rituals etc. Therefore, the estimate of the total expenses incurred on this wedding has not yet been revealed.
However, Mukesh Ambani married his daughter Esha in 2018, spending an estimated $10 million on it.
Famous American singer Beyoncé performed at Isha's wedding and a reception was also held in Italy for her wedding.
The British newspaper Guardian says that although there will be few people like Mukesh Ambani in India who can hold lavish wedding ceremonies on such a large scale.
However, the expenditure on weddings in India is increasing with time. Everyone wants to get married with as much fanfare as possible.
According to an estimate, a total of $75 billion is spent annually on wedding ceremonies in India. Thus, the industry related to marriage ceremonies has become the fourth largest industry in the country.
Some information for this article has been taken from the news agency 'AFP'.