Event Info and Pictures : Aishwarya Rai Weds Abhishek Bachchan

The Wedding of India’s top actor Abhishek Bachchan with former beauty queen and current top actress Aishwarya Rai took place at Bachchan’s family home according to the Hindu Rituals with the blessing of Hindu Gods, Hindu priests, Bride’s parents, Groom’s parents, Relatives and Friends.

Only a select few like Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Sanjay Dutt, Preity Zinta, Suniel Shetty, Sonali Bendre from Bollywood were invited. The event was a private one, although there were thousands of fans turned at the venue to Greet the Newly married couple.

On the day of the wedding, the baraat left from “Jalsa” to move towards the venue of the wedding, “Prateeksha” at 4 pm. Jalsa and Prateeksha both are Bachchan’s Bungalows. The guests were taken by the special bus. On the way Abhishek Bachchan got off from the bus and climbed on a beautifully decorated white horse. Abhishek Bachchan was wearing a clear white outfit filled with beautiful hand work. His face was covered with the traditional style of flowers. Abhishek was weaving hand to the bystanders on the way to Prateeksha with traditional wedding band and dancers. Abhi’s sister Shweta was also seen gyrating with the baraatis while father Amitabh Bachchan was supervising the entire event.

The baraatis reached the venue and the mahurat for the wedding which was 5.30 pm on the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya, which is a best day to have Hindu Weddings. The wedding ceremony began behind the close doors With high security measures both in and around the house. There were more than 400 security personal on duty. Heavy traffic was experienced as the baraat was en route; fans were running and pushing for a glimpse of stars. Media people with line of cameras too were capturing all the possible actions.

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