04-21-2007, 09:43 PM
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Abhishek(31) and Aishwarya (33) entered into wedlock in a north Indian style ceremony with the golden couple exchanging garlands at Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan`s family home "Prateeksha" last evening<b>. Eleven priests from Varanasi conducted the rituals. </b>
<b>The ceremony held on the auspicious day of Akshay Tritiya </b>climaxed three days of festivities starting from a Sangeet function on Wednesday and the traditional Mehndi ceremony on Thursday.
The who`s who of Indiaâs rich and famous including movie stars, top industrialists and politicians graced the occasion. They included Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, Bollywood actors Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Kajol and close friends of the Bachchans, Anil and Tina Ambani and Amar Singh and Sachin Tendulkar.
The function was held at a huge air-conditioned pandal in the garden at the Bachchan`s family home. Red and pink flowers, encircled by gold and green curtains covered the tent.
Before the start of the wedding rituals, Abhishek came in a baraat from another of Bachchan`s family residence "Jalsa", close to the marriage venue. Dressed in a gold-embroidered white sherwani and with his face covered with a frill of jasmine flowers, Bollywood`s Bunty rode a colourfully decorated white horse with his nephew <b>Agastya </b>sitting in front of him. Aishwarya was adorning a golden coloured saree worn in South Indian style with heavy Kundan jewellery and jasmine flowers in her hair tied in a bun.
Tight security had been put in place for the function.
As the accompanying musical band played popular songs from Abhishek`s movies like "Kajra Re" and evergreen tunes such as "Aaj Mere Yar Ki Shaadi Hai", the groom waved to multitudes of fans and onlookers who had gathered outside Jalsa, eliciting crazed cat-calls and shrill whistles.
While <b>male members of the `baraat` wore saffron turbans</b>, the women were clad in richly embroidered sarees in dazzling colours.
Earlier, all the `baraatis` or members of the wedding procession boarded several luxury buses that took them to Prateeksha.
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Abhishek(31) and Aishwarya (33) entered into wedlock in a north Indian style ceremony with the golden couple exchanging garlands at Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan`s family home "Prateeksha" last evening<b>. Eleven priests from Varanasi conducted the rituals. </b>
<b>The ceremony held on the auspicious day of Akshay Tritiya </b>climaxed three days of festivities starting from a Sangeet function on Wednesday and the traditional Mehndi ceremony on Thursday.
The who`s who of Indiaâs rich and famous including movie stars, top industrialists and politicians graced the occasion. They included Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, Bollywood actors Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Kajol and close friends of the Bachchans, Anil and Tina Ambani and Amar Singh and Sachin Tendulkar.
The function was held at a huge air-conditioned pandal in the garden at the Bachchan`s family home. Red and pink flowers, encircled by gold and green curtains covered the tent.
Before the start of the wedding rituals, Abhishek came in a baraat from another of Bachchan`s family residence "Jalsa", close to the marriage venue. Dressed in a gold-embroidered white sherwani and with his face covered with a frill of jasmine flowers, Bollywood`s Bunty rode a colourfully decorated white horse with his nephew <b>Agastya </b>sitting in front of him. Aishwarya was adorning a golden coloured saree worn in South Indian style with heavy Kundan jewellery and jasmine flowers in her hair tied in a bun.
Tight security had been put in place for the function.
As the accompanying musical band played popular songs from Abhishek`s movies like "Kajra Re" and evergreen tunes such as "Aaj Mere Yar Ki Shaadi Hai", the groom waved to multitudes of fans and onlookers who had gathered outside Jalsa, eliciting crazed cat-calls and shrill whistles.
While <b>male members of the `baraat` wore saffron turbans</b>, the women were clad in richly embroidered sarees in dazzling colours.
Earlier, all the `baraatis` or members of the wedding procession boarded several luxury buses that took them to Prateeksha.
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Now they will be called "Hindutava" by seculars. <!--emo&
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