Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

NICK JONAS ARRIVES ON HORSEBACK

Wearing turban for traditiona­l Hindu wedding to Priyanka Chopra

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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.

 ??  ?? They married in a Christian ceremony Saturday night. And on Sunday, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra celebrated again with a traditiona­l Hindu ceremony
They married in a Christian ceremony Saturday night. And on Sunday, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra celebrated again with a traditiona­l Hindu ceremony
 ??  ?? Before riding the horse, the American musician participat­ed in a safa ceremony in which he donned a turban
Before riding the horse, the American musician participat­ed in a safa ceremony in which he donned a turban
 ??  ?? 'It is super important to Priyanka to have an Indian ceremony that honours her heritage and culture'
'It is super important to Priyanka to have an Indian ceremony that honours her heritage and culture'
 ??  ?? True to her roots: 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.
True to her roots: 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.

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