Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s three-day pre-wedding festivities ran March 1–3, 2024, at the Reliance Industries township in Moti Khavdi village, near Jamnagar, Gujarat. The gathering brought together a reported guest list of nearly 1,200, featured Rihanna and other performers, and included both themed celebrations and a formal hastakshar ceremony. It was one part of the couple’s 2024 wedding season, not the wedding itself.
What happened at the Jamnagar pre-wedding party?
Mukesh and Nita Ambani organized the March festivities at the Reliance Industries township in Moti Khavdi village. The Associated Press described Jamnagar as the Ambani family’s hometown and reported that the gathering took place ahead of the couple’s July wedding. The Indian Express also identified the township as the venue.
Vogue’s retrospective account provides a day-by-day outline. The weekend opened with dinner in a large glass structure on the family compound, followed by Rihanna’s performance. The next day brought lunch at Anant’s animal sanctuary, Vantara, and a Mela Rogue-themed party. Sunday’s formal event was the hastakshar, a traditional prenuptial ceremony that Vogue describes as a symbolic commitment between the families—not the wedding ceremony.
Reported weekend sequence
| When | Reported event | Source and qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Opening evening | Dinner in a glass structure, followed by Rihanna’s performance | Vogue’s retrospective schedule |
| Next day | Lunch at Vantara and a Mela Rogue-themed party | Vogue’s retrospective schedule |
| Sunday | Hastakshar ceremony | Vogue describes it as a traditional prenuptial ceremony and symbolic family commitment |
Who attended, and who performed?
The Associated Press put the guest list at nearly 1,200. Its examples included Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Ivanka Trump, Indian industrialists, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, and Bollywood actors including Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan. These names are a sampling from AP’s reporting, not a definitive attendance roll, and the approximate guest figure is not a confirmed final headcount.
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Rihanna’s performance was widely reported. AP also named magician David Blaine and Bollywood singers among the entertainment. Moneycontrol’s event roundup additionally listed Diljit Dosanjh, Arijit Singh, Pritam, Hariharan, and Ajay-Atul. That roundup is not an official program, so its list should be read as reported performers rather than a complete schedule.
Moneycontrol also reported a menu of around 2,500 dishes spanning multiple cuisines. That is the roundup’s description of the planned menu, not an independently audited count of dishes served.
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What happened beyond the party itself?
Community food service near Jamnagar
AP reported that the Ambani family organized a community food service for 51,000 people in nearby villages on the Wednesday before the festivities. A Reliance-credited photo caption published by The National places Anant and Radhika at a community food service in Jogvad village near Jamnagar on February 28, 2024. The caption supports the event’s date and location; it does not independently confirm AP’s reported number.
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The Indian Express reported that Jamnagar Airport received temporary permission to handle international flights from February 26 through March 6. Airport Director Dhananjay Kumar Singh told the paper: “Jamnagar airport has been permitted to handle international flights from February 26 to March 6 following a special request due to an event at Reliance complex.” The report said customs, immigration, and quarantine facilities were set up to handle those flights.
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How this party fits into the couple’s wedding season
The Jamnagar event was specifically the March 1–3 celebration. The couple held other pre-wedding events later in 2024, including a cruise celebration, and married in July. Treating those occasions as one continuous party would blur distinct events, places, and dates. The Jamnagar weekend is best understood through its own reported schedule: a dinner and performance, a Vantara lunch and themed party, and a Sunday hastakshar.
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What is established—and what is not
- The dates, venue area, major reported events, and the airport’s temporary international-flight arrangements are described in contemporaneous or retrospective reporting.
- Nearly 1,200 guests is AP’s approximate figure, not a verified final attendance count.
- The 51,000-person food-service figure is attributed to AP; The National’s Reliance-credited caption corroborates the Jogvad event’s date and location, not the number served.
- The performer names beyond Rihanna come from media coverage and should not be treated as a complete official lineup.
- The cited reporting does not establish an independently audited event budget or final attendance total.
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