A controversial Indian mining tycoon has taken over a royal palace and flown in Brazilian dancers at a reported cost of $74 million to celebrate his daughter's wedding on Wednesday.
Janardhan Reddy's daughter Brahmani tied the knot with Rajeev Reddy at a grand wedding ceremony in Palace Grounds in Bangalore on 16 November.
Up to 50,000 people were at the sprawling Bangalore Palace, a mock Tudor castle in southern India, to celebrate the wedding of Gali Janardhan Reddy's daughter, who was married in a Hindu ceremony.
Guests received their invitations on LCD devices and the party venue reportedly includes a mock-up of the helium balloons featuring images of the Reddy family are reported to be floating above the palace.
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