Ganesh Chaturthi 2024: Mukesh and Nita Ambani Welcome ‘Antilia Cha Raja’, Lord Ganesha to His Home
Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most famous and widespread festivals of India, finding a place in the hearts of its devotees spread across the country. For the Ambanis, India’s richest and most influential business family, the festival is a period of grand celebrations, devotion and bonding. This year, the celebrations will be all the more special as for the first time, Anant Ambani and wife Radhika Merchant will be celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi as a married couple. The two got hitched this July and the festival is a very special affair in the Ambani household.
Antilia Cha Raja Arrives: A Grand Welcome
This Friday, the aamchi Mumbai-based Ambani family welcomed Bappa Lord Ganesha into their extraluxurious abode Antilia fondly termed ‘Antilia Cha Raja’. Photos and videos have gone viral about the event on social media. The reason behind the extravaganza is simple: it is always one by the Ambani family during Ganesh Chaturthi festivities and this year is more special since Anant Ambani married Radhika Merchant only recently.
In the video shared by a paparazzo, Mukesh Ambani was seen with his daughter Isha Ambani visibly excited as they waited outside their homes for the Ganesha idol to arrive. The idol was amazingly decked up and brought in with a truck smothered in flowers as it kept chanting “Ganpati Bappa Morya” traveling its way to Antilia. Soon, Anant and Radhika joined in the proceedings, adding euphoria. She was also clicked carrying a puja thali in a bright red sharara set as Nita Ambani was seen overseeing the final preparation for the puja.
Celebrating Tradition and Family Unity
Ambanis’ Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations have always been grand affairs with elaborate decoration, traditional rites with participation from family, friends, and well-wishers. This time, the celebration has taken a completely new dimension as it would be the first time Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant will be celebrating this festive occasion together as a newlywed couple. Their July wedding was graced by creme de la creme of the world of entertainment, business, and politics, featuring the likes of Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas, Kim Kardashian, and the Bachchan family.
The Ambanis being well endowed with their culture celebrate all festivals with a lot of pomp and piety. The birthday of Lord Ganesha, the destroyer of obstacles, falls on an important day within the hearts of millions of Indians, and this family is no exception. This Ambani family is celebrating the 10-day festival with great pomp-right from traditional rituals to daily offerings being made till visarjan or the immersion of the idol on the last day of the festival.
Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant Celebrate First Festival as Married Couple
The celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi this year becomes special because it is the new beginning for the Ambani family. Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Mukesh and Nita Ambani, married his better half, Radhika Merchant, in a big wedding extravaganza on 12 July 2024. The marriage of the couple was quite a whopping affair and had guests from different walks of life, starting from the world of entertainment to political and business circles.
Radhika Merchant was finally welcomed with open arms into the Ambani family at the 47th AGM of RIL this month. “With the blessings of our devis and devatas, Anant has taken the first step into the beautiful journey of life with his better half, Radhika. We welcome Radhika into our Reliance family with open arms and hearts full of love,” an overjoyed Nita Ambani exclaimed at the AGM.
This love and bonding were eminent in the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi, wherein Nita Ambani was joined shoulder to shoulder by Radhika Merchant in performing the karyakram or rituals. It was really memorable this year as the bonding of the family members, together with their religiosity relating to Lord Ganesha, matched.
Ganesh Chaturthi: Festival of Devotion and Extravaganza
It is celebrated during a continuous ten-day festival; the birthday of Lord Ganesha is commemorated by installing the idols of Ganesha in houses, temples, and public areas, offering daily prayers and rituals.
For the Ambani family, Ganesh Chaturthi is not a religious affair; it is all about getting everybody close-fellows, family, and loved ones-together. Over these years, the celebrations have become stuff of legends and all media and fans wait with bated breadth for just one or two glances into this festival. Their guest list comprises friends, celebrities, and business associates, hence making Ambanis’ celebration a high-profile event.
Apart from the spiritual, the occasion is also one when the Ambani family pays something back to society in the form of donations and support for various charitable causes on this day. The celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi in their household thus involves social responsibility too, just like the rituals do.
Conclusion: A Festive Start for the Ambani Family
With ‘Antilia Cha Raja’ coming in, therefore, the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi 2024 becomes all the more important for the Ambanis. First time as a married couple since Anant Ambani and wife Radhika Merchant are together, the festival overtones of new starts, togetherness, and faith for the family become pretty significant.
These grandeur celebrations combined with good bonding of the family with tradition make every Ganesh Chaturthi at Antilia a memorable and homely moment. As the festival unfolds, the joy and devotion of the Ambani family will surely resound with millions of their admirers across the country and elsewhere.
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