Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant Ambani is getting married to Radhika Merchant. Ahead of their pre-wedding celebrations, a video from their engagement ceremony has gained traction.
India’s richest person Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita Ambani’s youngest child, Anant Ambani is all set to tie the knot with his fiance Radhika Merchant on July 12 this year. Anant and Radhika were officially engaged in January 2023, and now over a year later, the couple are all set to get married. Ahead of their pre-wedding celebrations, which will be held from March 1 to 3 in Jamnagar, a video from their engagement ceremony in Mumbai has resurfaced on the internet which has garnered people’s attention.
Nita Ambani can be seen welcoming Radhika Merchant in a grand yet traditional Gujarati way into the Ambani house on her engagement day. The video is from Anant and Radhika’s Gol Dhana ceremony which took place at the Ambani House, Antilia, in Mumbai on January 19, 2023. Gol Dhana translates to jaggery and coriander seeds in Gujarati, which is considered auspicious and given to all the guests during the ceremony. For the ceremony, the bride and her family visit the groom’s family with gifts and sweets. The to-be bride and groom then exchange their engagement rings and seek the blessings of married women from both sides of the family.
In Anant and Radhika’s Gol Dhana or engagement ceremony video, Nita Ambani is seen performing an aarti in front of Radhika while sacred hymns, including the Gayatri Mantra, are being chanted in the background. One can also notice the blowing of conch shells in the video. This takes place at the entrance of their home, Antilia. After the aarti is performed, Radhika does a namaskar to each member of Anant’s family and also hugs them. Radhika starts by respectfully greeting her to-be mother-in-law Nita Ambani, followed by her to-be father-in-law Mukesh Ambani, Akash Ambani and his wife Shloka Mehta, Isha Ambani and her husband Anand Piramal, Anant’s grandmother Kokilaben Ambani, and others. This traditional ritual symbolises Radhika’s official welcome to the Ambani household, which is now going to be a part of. After the aarti and her grand welcome, Radhika is seen walking with Mukesh Ambani, and Anant Ambani, her fiance, inside the house.
For the unversed, Radhika Merchant is the daughter of industrialist Viren Merchant and his wife Shaila Viren Merchant.
Meanwhile, Anant and Radhika’s pre-wedding ceremonies will take place at the Ambani estate in Jamnagar from March 1 to 3. As per reports, many business and tech elites from across the world will be seen at the grand celebrations. Some of them include Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Ivanka Trump, among others. Many Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, among others will also be seen at the grand celebrations.