Ở xứ sở của những đám cưới xa hoa, bữa tiệc tiền hôn nhân này sẽ trao bánh

lễ cưới kéo dài ba ngày dành cho con trai của một trong những người đàn ông giàu nhất Ấn Độ đã nâng tầm lễ hội xa hoa
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When a member of one of India’s wealthiest families gets married, big-name guests and showstopping pomp and circumstance are nothing unusual. But it’s not every day that the invitees include royalty (hoàng gia), business titans (gã khổng lồ), Bollywood luminaries (người quyền cao chức trọng) and Rihanna, for three days of a pre-wedding spectacular, months ahead of the actual ceremony.

The lavish festivities (lễ hội xa hoa) that got underway on Friday for Anant Ambani, whose father heads Reliance Industries, have seized public attention in India despite — or perhaps because of — how they underscore gaping inequality in a country that has enjoyed economic growth (tăng trưởng kinh tế) yet where millions still live in profound (sâu sắc, trầm trọng) poverty (nghèo).

The guest list is part of the pageantry (cuộc thi sắc đẹp). Guests are not just (or not even) friends, but attractions in their own right. Apart from enjoying the spectacle, many will appreciate the chance to sidle up to India’s most influential business family at the bar. For instance, Nita Ambani, Mukesh Ambani’s wife, is reportedly poised (sẵn sàng) to become board chairwoman of the company created by a recent merger of Reliance with Walt Disney’s Indian media assets.

This time, the Ambani family has commissioned female artisans from the region to weave handmade scarves as gifts to the guests and a tribute to Indian heritage. Dozens of specialty chefs will prepare dishes, the estimated number of which ranges from 500 to 2,500, according to some media accounts.

Comfortable footwear is suggested on the final day, when guests will tour an animal rescue, rehabilitation and conservation project that is a favorite charitable undertaking of the groom (hoạt động từ thiện của chú rể).

That evening, dressed in traditional Indian clothes, guests will witness “Hastakshar,” the signing ceremony between the couple, at a temple.

source: nytimes,

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