Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant wedding: Date, menu, guests, traffic details; everything you need to know

The upcoming wedding festivities will be a meticulous blend of tradition and joy, following sacred Hindu Vedic customs.

The highly anticipated wedding of Anant Ambani, son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, and his fiancée Radhika Merchant is set to take place this week from 12-14 July at Mumbai's Jio World Convention Centre. Two grand pre-wedding ceremonies have already set the stage for what is sure to be an unforgettable celebration.

The upcoming wedding festivities will be a meticulous blend of tradition and joy, following sacred Hindu Vedic customs. The ceremonies kick off on Friday, July 12th with the main wedding ceremony, the Shubh Vivah. Guests are invited to embrace the cultural significance by wearing traditional Indian attire for this special occasion.

The celebrations continue on Saturday, July 13th with the Shubh Aashirwad, a ceremony seeking blessings for the newlyweds. The festivities culminate on Sunday, July 14th with the vibrant Mangal Utsav, also known as the wedding reception.

Here is all you need to know about the extravagant wedding ceremony:

Hotel Rooms
The prices of rooms in Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex have reportedly skyrocketed, with some properties experiencing a tenfold increase. For instance, a hotel typically charging ₹13,000 per night is now demanding a staggering ₹91,350 for a single night on July 14th, according to CNBC-TV18. Even at the Trident BKC, prices have climbed significantly. Their website shows rates starting at ₹10,250 per night (plus taxes) on July 9th, rising to ₹16,750 (plus taxes) on July 15th and ₹13,750 (plus taxes) on July 16th. However, securing a room between July 10th and 14th seems nearly impossible, as the hotel displays "sold out" for those dates.

Food Menu

The wedding menu adds a delightful twist as Nita Ambani, during a recent visit to Varanasi, handpicked delicacies from the renowned Kaashi Chaat Bhandaar. Guests can expect an exciting selection of street food favorites like tikki, tomato chaat, palak chaat, chana kachori, and even kulfi for dessert.

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Following the electrifying pre-wedding performances by international music icons Justin Bieber and Rihanna, as per reports indicate that David and Victoria Beckham have been invited to grace the wedding ceremony with their presence. Several other international guests are expected to attend the wedding. Bollywood celebrities including Salman Khan, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor, among others are also expected to be present for the grand wedding affair, according to reports. Some news reports also stated that Reliance Industries Limited chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani and son Anant Ambani had personally visited Congress' veteran leader Sonia Gandhi at her residence and extended Anant and Radhika's wedding invitation.Traffic Advisory

To ensure smooth traffic flow during the wedding festivities, the Mumbai police have implemented a traffic plan from July 12 to 15. This advisory, announced on July 5, restricts and diverts traffic around the Jio World Convention Centre in BKC.