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Big fat Wall Street wedding: Lavish Indian baraat shuts down Manhattan's financial district

Big fat Wall Street wedding: Lavish Indian baraat shuts down Manhattan's financial district
Lavish Indian baraat shuts down Manhattan's financial district
In a stunning display of love, culture, and sheer spectacle, Wall Street ground to a halt over the weekend, not for a stock market crash, but for a spectacular Indian wedding 'baraat' that turned the financial district into a full-blown dance floor.Hundreds gathered on Saturday outside the iconic Cipriani Wall Street, dressed in shimmering sarees, sequinned lehengas, and golden finery, to witness the extravagant baraat, complete with a live DJ spinning Bollywood beats. “We shut down Wall Street for a 400-person baraat,” DJ AJ (@djmumbai) posted on Instagram alongside a viral video of the electrifying moment. “Who would’ve ever thought?!”
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