NICK JONAS ARRIVES ON HORSEBACK
Wearing turban for traditional Hindu wedding to Priyanka Chopra
They married in a Christian ceremony Saturday night presided over by the groom's pastor father. And on Sunday, Joe Jonas and Priyanka
Chopra celebrated again with a traditional Hindu ceremony followed by a great big dance party with their guests. According to the Bombay Times, the day started at Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, India, with a twohour breakfast programme followed by the traditional haldi ceremony at 12:30 p.m.
A large hall at the palace in Jodhpur where the wedding party is staying was decorated with marigolds and the theme for the guests was ‘pink, orange and purple.' Most Hindu weddings take place at sunset and in late afternoon Nick took part in the safa ceremony in which he donned an elaborate turban.
He then mounted a decorated horse to arrive for his wedding in traditional style. Then the American musician joined his Indian actress bride, according to the Bombay Times, both took a ride on an elephant around the premises of the palace and arrived at the main wedding area. According to People, Chopra, 36, wore a red sari, while Jonas, 26, was dressed in a traditional outfit along with his turban.
The varmala ceremony in which the couple exchange garlands took place at 8.30 p.m., the publication reported. The Hindu marriage includes prayers and a ‘saath
phere,' in which the bride and groom walk around a fire seven times to represent seven marital vows. The wedding was followed by an elaborate dinner and the after-party with music and dancing then apparently went late into the night.
On Friday, following their arrival at the Umaid Bhawan Palace, the couple had held a Mehendi ceremony, where they both had elaborate henna designs applied to their hands. Then on Saturday after the Christian marriage service, there was a traditional Sangeet party that is held the night before an Indian wedding.
Priyanka, 36, danced to her own film songs before her movie star cousin Parineeti Chopra and some friends acted out the story of her life and relationship with her groom, the Bombay Times reported. Bollywood choreographer Ganesh Hegde, who worked with Priyanka on the 2006 film Don, choreographed the dances for the evening.