At
the
stroke
of
the
twilight
hour,
Shilpa
Shetty
wed
long-time
beau
Raj
Kundra.
The
godhuli
lagna
had
specifically
been
chosen
by
her
mother
Sunanda
and
the
family
astrologer
since
it's
considered
to
be
the
most
auspicious
time
for
a
wedding
this
year.
Said
a
source,
"The
Shettys
have
always
been
and
will
remain
an
extremely
superstitious
family.
They
have
always
consulted
astrological
timings
and
charts
before
embarking
on
any
major
event."
"In
fact",
adds
the
source,
"Raj
had
approached
a
numerologist
at
the
beginning
of
their
two-year
affair
to
find
out
whether
he
could
get
married
to
Shilpa.
At
the
time,
he
was
going
through
an
acronymous
divorce
with
his
first
wife
Kavita
and
he
wanted
to
be
very
clear
about
the
way
ahead."
The
decision
on
the
godhuli
lagna,
added
the
source,
seemed
to
have
worked
well
as
Shilpa's
father
Surendra,
who
was
hospitalised
with
malaria
and
could
not
make
it
to
the
mehendi
and
sangeet
ceremonies
on
Saturday,
could
attend
the
wedding
yesterday
and
give
her
away.
Bunt
ceremony
Shilpa
married
Raj
yesterday
in
a
traditional
south
Indian
Bunt
ceremony
at
her
best
friend
Kiran
Bawa's
bungalow
in
Khandala.
Said
a
source
close
to
Shilpa,
"At
around
2.30
pm,
Shilpa
and
Raj
had
a
traditional
Mangalorean
pooja,
which
takes
place
before
the
wedding.
It
was
attended
by
both
their
families
and
close
friends." After
the
pooja,
Raj
left
for
Duke's
Hotel
in
Khandala
and
then
arrived
in
a
chariot
at
5
pm
to
the
wedding
venue
at
Bawa
Villa
with
his
baraat.
The
source
added,
"All
the
guests
invited
to
the
wedding
were
pampered
by
Kiran's
spa
and
salon
staff,
who
had
been
specially
brought
over
for
the
wedding.
The
second
floor
of
Bawa
Villa
resembled
a
mini-spa."
After
Raj
entered
the
Bawa
bungalow,
Shilpa's
sister
Shamita,
mother
Sunanda
and
father
received
him
in
the
traditional
style
as
they
would
their
damaad
with
a
tikka
and
thaali.
"The
wedding
ceremony
started
at
6
pm
and
was
according
to
the
rites
of
Godhuli
lagna.
It
was
over
by
8
pm,"
said
the
source.
Glitter
and
Glitz
At
the
wedding,
Shilpa
wore
a
traditional
red
and
gold
south
Indian
brocade
sari
designed
embellished
all
over
with
ruby
and
Swarovski
pearls.
It
was
designed
by
Tarun
Tahiliani.
Designer-duo
Shantanu-Nikhil
designed
a
maroon
and
gold
sherwani
for
Raj.
Shilpa
wore
a
kamarbandh
with
rubies
and
Swarovski
crystals,
while
Raj
wore
a
neckpiece
with
precious
stones.
B-town
attendance
was
limited.
"Apart
from
Shilpa's
family
and
close
friends,
there
were
Vashu
and
Jackie
Bhagnani
(Raj
has
business
ties
with
them)
and
Rohit
and
Ronit
Roy
(who
handled
the
security),"
said
the
source.
Shilpa
and
Raj
returned
to
Mumbai
last
night
immediately
after
the
wedding.
Khaana
Peena
A
lavish
buffet
comprising
Hyderabadi
and
Awadhi
dishes
from
Mumbai's
Foodlink
restaurant
was
served
to
the
guests
after
the
wedding.
The
sangeet
ceremony
held
on
November
21
had
Shilpa
and
Raj
dance
to
Teri
Ore
from
Singh
is
Kinng,
while
Shilpa's
family
performed
a
skit
imitating
Raj's
family
and
danced
to
Aahun
Aahun
from
Love
Aaj
Kal.
The
entire
sangeet
ceremony
was
choreographed
by
Ganesh
Hegde.
Daler
Mehendi
sang
a
few
numbers
too.
Did
you
Know?
Shilpa
had
first
met
Raj
in
2007
when
she
won
the
reality
show
Celebrity
Big
Brother
in
the
UK.
The
couple
got
engaged
on
October
24
this
year
in
a
private
ceremony
in
Mumbai
at
Raj's
Juhu
flat.
Shilpa
and
Raj
are
also
business
associates,
co-owning
the
Indian
Premier
League
team
Rajasthan
Royals
and
a
food
chain
in
the
UK.