Rs 5000000000: India’s most expensive wedding had 15 choppers for guests, saree for Rs 17 crore, jewellery for Rs 90 crore; no connection with Mukesh Ambani

New Delhi: When former Karnataka minister Janardhan Reddy married his daughter, a lot of money was spent on it. No one has been able to forget this wedding till date. So much money was spent on this wedding that it is beyond the reach of a common man. The price of the saree worn by the bride at the time of the wedding was Rs 17 crore while the price of the jewellery is said to be around Rs 90 crore. Reddy spent a total of Rs 500 crore for his daughter Brahmani’s marriage nine years ago. That wedding was no less than a dream and attracted the attention of not only the state but the entire country and the world.

15 helicopters for guests

The bride’s saree cost Rs 17 crore. It was a Kanjeevaram saree with pure gold thread work. The jewellery worn by the bride was worth Rs 90 crore. Such a wedding had never happened in the country before.

Brahmani’s wedding took place on 6 November 2016 for which 2000 cabs and 15 helicopters were hired for commuting the guests. Reddy family had booked around 1500 rooms in all five- and three-star hotels of Bangalore. Around 3000 security personnel were deployed at the venue. All the members of the Reddy family dressed up like kings and wore gold and diamond jewellery worth crores of rupees. The wedding ceremony lasted for five days.

Special arrangements for guests

A royal thali was prepared for every guest in which 16 types of sweets were served. Not only this, about 40 royal bullock carts were deployed to bring and take the guests from the entry gate to the wedding hall whose decoration was very beautiful. Eight priests were called from Tirumala temple for this wedding. Brahmani’s wedding was no less than a royal wedding. From clothes to wedding venue, decoration, groom and bride’s pavilion, food items, even the arrangements made for the stay of the guests, were such that people were left awestruck.

Makeup worth Rs 30 lakhs

The beautician who did the bride’s makeup was specially called from Mumbai who was given 6 lakh rupees. Apart from the bride, more than 50 famous makeup artists of Bangalore were hired for other guests as well. More than 30 lakhs were spent on them.

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