Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant were engaged following age-old customary traditions...
Digital Desk: Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani were formally engaged today at the Ambani Residence, surrounded by family, friends, and respected traditions.
Age-old traditions such as the Gol Dhana and Chunari Vidhi, which have been practised for generations among Gujarati Hindu families, were carried out with great zeal in the family temple and ceremony areas, even as the families exchanged gifts and greetings, bonhomie and fun, and were treated to a surprise performance by Ambani family members led by Anant's mother, Mrs Nita Ambani.
Gol Dhana, which means "jaggery with coriander seeds," is a pre-wedding ritual similar to an engagement in Gujarati traditions. These goods are distributed at the groom's residence, where the event is held. The bride's family arrives at the groom's residence with presents and sweets, and the couple then exchanges rings. Following the exchange of rings, the couple seeks blessings from their elders.
The evening began with members of the Ambani family, lead by Anant's sister Isha, visiting the Merchant residence to invite them and Radhika to the evening's celebrations. The Ambani family welcomed the Merchant family at their residence with Aarti and mantra recitation.
The families accompanied Anant and Radhika to the temple to seek Lord Krishna's blessings on the marriage and the evening's festivities. The group then proceeded to the ceremony location to begin the festivities with a Ganesh puja, followed by the reading of the traditional Lagan Patrika or the invitation to the future wedding.
The Chunari Vidhi and Gol Dhana followed, with blessings and gifts exchanged between Anant and Radhika's families. A surprise dance performance by Ambani family members lead by Mrs. Nita Ambani was applauded warmly and added to the excitement and familial closeness among all in attendance.
Sister Isha next announced the beginning of the Ring Ceremony, during which Anant and Radhika exchanged rings in front of family and friends, seeking their blessings for their forthcoming marriage.
Anant and Radhika have known each other for a few years, and today's engagement ceremonies bring them one step closer to their wedding in the coming months. Both families asked for everyone's blessings and well wishes for Radhika and Anant.
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