"The Lavish Lifestyle of India's Royalty"
By: Rupa Jha
Source: BBC
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31709924
India's royalty lost their great power when the nation gained its independence in the year of 1947. Even though the independence occurred, the modern-day maharajas are still extremely wealthy and influential and are said to throw amazing weddings. The grooms father said that the the cost does not matter in the case of a fairy-tale wedding. All sorts of beautiful and intricate items would be placed around this royal wedding that one could not even imagine. There are elephants in gold headdresses and camels with embroideries that seem too exquisite to find elsewhere. Weddings are a huge deal in Africa because its supposed to go on for a couple days and its supposed to be this grand spectacle. The one between Prince Jaideep Jadeya and Princess Shivatmika Kumar, is the first royal wedding to catch such an eye to. Guests spend a whole week before the actual wedding in the town of Rajikot, the historical family home of the twenty-three year old groom Jaideep Jadeja. His twenty-five year old bride will not even be in the same state until they meet for their wedding. Many onlookers would watch out of their balconies of the seven day festivities. There is a huge division between the rich people who can afford such expensive aesthetics and then the regular citizens who watch in awe at the various ceremonies. "I love all this. They all look so beautiful. I like the royalty because it is a part of our tradition but I would not like to marry one, says a sixteen year-old Geeta.
It is amazing to hear such stories about weddings in India and the lifestyle there. In California, there are not such traditions like that where weddings go on for seven days.
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