While global netizens have not yet stopped drooling over the pictures of Deepika-Ranveer wedding, the Internet is all set to break down over the most-awaited Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas wedding next week. Everything from the engagement diamond ring worth INR 2.1 crore to the invitation card to the wedding venue makes it a big fat Indian wedding. Nick Jonas, along with his parents and siblings landed in India yesterday. Then they had a fabulous Thanksgiving dinner in Delhi where would-be-bride Priyanka is busy shooting for acclaimed filmmaker Shonali Bose’s The Sky is Pink. Though the total cost of the #nickyanka wedding extravaganza is not known, everything about the event is so regal and exclusive that our readers are waiting for the D-day with a bated breath.

We at Travel Beats, a leading overseas Indian community portal by Indian Eagle Travel, curated the details of the upcoming Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas wedding much to your pleasure.

Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas Wedding Schedule

Since Quantico actress Priyanka will tie the knot with Nick in an Indian Hindu wedding, the D-Day will be preceded and accompanied by a myriad of traditional rituals as well as ceremonies. The Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas wedding schedule is chock-a-block with pre-wedding celebrations which will commence with the mehendi and sangeet ceremony on November 29. The next day is reserved for a cocktail party for guests from Hollywood and Bollywood. The Haldi ceremony will take place on December 1. The wedding will be solemnized through Hindu rituals on December 2. The couple will exchange wedding vows in the Christian fashion too, the next day. Reportedly, the post-wedding celebrations include two receptions: one in Mumbai and the other in Delhi.

Needless to say, the sangeet ceremony of Priyanka Chopra’s big fat Indian wedding is expected to set fire to the stage over electrifying performances by both the groom and the bride. While Priyanka will perform to some of the most popular numbers in her films, Nick Jonas will dance to a medley of his fiancée’s favorite songs. If the grapevines are to be believed, the sangeet ceremony will be held at the historical Mehrangarh Fort of Jodhpur.

Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas Wedding Venue

The Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas wedding is a 5-day grand affair at the Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. One of the most luxurious wedding venues in Asia, the Umaid Bhawan Palace is home to the former royal family of Jodhpur, a heritage 5-star hotel and a museum. Sprawling across 26 acres of land, the colossal sandstone edifice is perched on Chittar Hill, the highest vantage point of the city.

A short flight away from New Delhi IGI Airport, the Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas wedding venue in Jodhpur has 22 rooms, 42 suites, grand banquet halls, ballrooms, a massive library, an indoor swimming pool, a throne chamber, four tennis courts, and helipads. Built to create employment for the poor working class during a one-year famine in the pre-independence era, the palace exudes oodles of magnificence in its every nook and corner.

The Priyanka Chopra wedding venue costs per day are not yet revealed. But, it’s not difficult to guess the expenses since one night in any of the 22 rooms at the palace hotel costs INR 34,000. The presidential one-bedroom suite costs a whopping INR 500,000 in the thick of tourism season from the beginning of December to the end of January. Reportedly, INR 43 lakhs ($60,000) are being charged for each day of the Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas wedding at the Umaid Bhawan Palace.

Jodhpur is a most popular tourist destination in India. The Blue City is well-connected with the capital city, Jaipur by air and road.

Brand Deals for Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas Wedding

The #nickyanka wedding is being speculated as a study on influencer marketing and branding. The couple has struck endorsement deals with some premium luxury brands ahead of their D-day. She has picked up her wedding shoes from Jimmy Choo in Paris. Though the names behind Priyanka’s wedding wardrobe are not yet revealed. Her headlines-making appearance at the Oscars, the Emmy Awards, the bridal shower in New York and the bachelorette party in Amsterdam makes her fans be sure that Priyanka’s wedding outfits will turn heads on far and near. Notably, she has a penchant for white shades, feathery dresses, slim-fit gowns and fur accessories. Ralph Lauren who the Quantico actress put on for her ‘Met Gala’ look is a shout out on the A-list of designers for the couple’s Christian wedding.

Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas Wedding Guests

The #nickyanka wedding night and receptions won’t be as intimate as their engagement ceremonies and bachelor parties. As per sources, only 200 invites from among their close friends and family members are on the wedding guest list. The extended family members may turn up at the receptions in Delhi or Mumbai. However, who will add stars to the galaxy of the Priyanka-Nick wedding in Jodhpur, is being speculated. The couple’s close friends from the United States, including Game of Thorne’s Sophie Turner will be taking flights to India for the D-day. Lupita Nyong’o and Kelly Ripa, who were among the invitees at Priyanka’s bridal shower in New York, are on the wedding guest list. Elizabeth Chambers, who joined Priyanka in the latter’s bachelorette party, and her husband Armie Hammer will grace the wedding with their presence. The Duke and the Duchess of Sussex are among the crème de la crème on the guest list, but their attendance is unlikely.

We’re wondering where Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas will be heading to for their honeymoon. Indian Eagle would like to book their flights from the USA to the honeymoon destination. 

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Like every month in the calendar of India, February has got a few festivals which may not be as grand as Holi festival but add to the socio-cultural diversity of the country. These festivals make India a destination to be visited by tourists and travelers in the month of February. Ladakh in the Himalayan region, Khajuraho in central India, Jaisalmer in the sands of Rajasthan, Goa on the Arabian shore, and Allahabad on the confluence of three holy rivers are the festive destinations to be explored, rediscovered and enjoyed in February. Go through the rest to find how irresistible the fairs and festivals of India in February are.

Losar Festival in Ladakh

The white beauty of Ladakh wears a colorful look during Losar Festival in February. The festival marks the beginning of the New Year in this Himalayan region of India. The celebration is accompanied by mask dance performances, age-old rituals, and folk music unique to the culture of Ladakh. Dramatic depictions of fight between good and evil add to the significance of Losar Festival. Gompas or domestic shrines are colorfully decorated on the eve of the celebration.

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Losar Festival is scheduled to be held on February 18 and 19 this year.

Goa Carnival 

There is no other street music & dance festival than Goa Carnival in India. The celebration is driven by lots of enthusiasm, cheerfulness, joy and love for life. Unlike conventional festivals in the rest of India, Goa Carnival brims with the frenzy of the locals and tourists who hit streets in glittering pageants. Unique to the be-happy-and-make-happy culture of Goa, this festival puts roses to every pair of cheeks. Goa celebrates the carnival like a dance of joy!

Goa Carnival is scheduled to be held from February 14 to 17 this year. 

World Sacred Spirit Festival 

World Sacred Spirit Festival is one of the few festivals of India dedicated to the celebration of folk music. It is a soul-stirring musical extravaganza for those who love drinking to music at historic settings like Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur and Ahhichatragarh Fort in Nagpur. The peaceful ambience of these forts adds to the beauty of the performances by famous artists who take the audience on an unforgettable musical ride.

World Sacred Spirit Festival is scheduled to be held from February 9 to 11 in Nagpur and from February 13 to 15 in Jodhpur this year. 

Khajuraho Dance Festival

Khajuraho Dance Festival is held to celebrate the culture and heritage of Madhya Pradesh in India. Classical dance performances are staged in the Khajuraho Temple complex, a most popular tourist destination in Central India. The Chitragupta and Vishwanatha Temples, brightly lit to beat enveloping darkness of the evening sky, serve as venue of this week-long cultural festival. The dance festival in the backdrop of the legendary Khajuraho is a feast for the mind.

Khajuraho Dance Festival is scheduled to be held from February 20 to 26 this year.

Desert Festival of Jaisalmer

The Desert Festival of Jaisalmer is a call to visit the golden sands of Rajasthan in February. This unusual festival is agog with amazing activities such as camel polo, long moustache display and turban-tying competition. The desert breeze blowing over sand dunes adds rhyme to musical entertainment under the moonlit sky. The symphony of traditional music not only stirs the soul but also shakes the being of the desert. Puppetry and folk dance are other attractions of the Desert Festival of Jaisalmer.

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Desert Festival of Jaisalmer is scheduled to be held on 

Magh Mela 

Magh Mela is all about the sacred ritual of bathing at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the Sarawati River in Allahabad. The mythology of India refers to the origin of Magh Mela as the beginning of the universe. Magh Mela is much smaller than the world-famous Kumbh Mela in the number of visitors and the volume of crowds. It is an annual festival, whereas Kumbh Mela is held once in every three years.

Magh Mela started on January 5 and will continue till February 17.

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The magic and mirth of monsoon are in harmony with the beauty of nature in different forms at most tourist destinations crisscrossing India. Some of these Indian monsoon getaways are splendidly captured in the visual frames of a few Bollywood songs of the rain. Monsoon is lately arrived in India. Like the previous year, we are recommending to you four Indian tourist destinations for monsoon travel, which have been ideal shooting locations for some of the most romantic Bollywood numbers.

Chamba Valley – shooting location of Taal se taal mila

Himachal Pradesh, a Himalayan state of India, is home to several picturesque valleys where nature is deeply felt in every nook and corner. Chamba, one of the most beautiful Himachal valleys with lush green landscape, was the shooting location of “Taal se taal mila”, the title song in the music album of Taal directed by Subhash Ghai. The song features Aishwarya Rai romancing nature in the rains. Dressed in white, she seems to feel the monsoon bliss of nature with all her senses, in Chamba Valley. Visit to the valley is an ideal escapade during monsoon travel in India.

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Munnar – shooting location of Bann ke titli dil uda uda

Munnar is an all-time must-visit destination in Kerala. Blessed with the green beauty of nature, Munnar sightseeing is a breathtaking experience. The panorama of Munnar with luxuriant meadows and verdant hills is candidly featured in the romantic song “Bann ke titli dil uda uda”, a most popular number in the music album of Chennai Express starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in the lead. Those who have not visited Munnar yet will feel a strong urge to live some moments of romance amidst soothing sights of Munnar, on seeing the video of this song.

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Athirapally – shooting location of Barso re megha megha

The visual frames of the song “Barso re megha megha” splendidly capture the magic of rains in Athirapally, a stretch of green forest with waterfalls in Kerala. The song featuring Aishwarya Rai as a beautiful damsel enjoying herself during rains in the backdrop of panoramic greenery is a celebration of monsoon, in the movie Guru directed by Mani Ratnam. The scenic splendors of Athirapally Falls, a monsoon attraction of Athirapally in Kerala, are harmoniously blended with the energetic notes of the song. Kerala has several monsoon travel destinations.

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Jodhpur – shooting location of Mhare hiwda mein naache mor

The picturization of the Bollywood romantic number “Mhare hiwda mein naache mor” in the music album of Hum Saath Saath Hain makes it clear that a heritage tourist destination looks amazing in the rains. A bevy of Bollywood divas dressed in traditional outfits of Rajasthan dance heartily to the music of rains at Mehrangarh Fort and Jaswant Thada in Jodhpur. The monsoon beauty of Jodhpur, a hub of heritage tourism in Rajasthan, can woo travelers though there is no waterfall or lake to overwhelm the senses.

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