Wall Street becomes desi dance floor as 400-person 'baraat' shuts down Manhattan; meet the couple behind the viral video

Time of India

a day ago

A big, fat wedding has now become quite common in India, but what if we told you that people have now moved way forward from following the conventional wedding these days? Something similar was noticed recently when a grand Indian wedding procession with a pinch of desi celebration was taken to New York's iconic Wall Street.
The wedding procession video is now doing the rounds on social media and has captivated the internet with its vibrant display.
In the viral video, a procession or baraat (groom's wedding procession) of around 400 people is seen dancing on the streets of Lower Manhattan.
Baraat at Wall Street: Wedding procession in New York goes viral
The video has gone viral on the internet, which shows individuals present in the procession dressed in traditional Indian attire. Moreover, the group was seen dancing joyously to DJ beats, temporarily transforming New York's heart into a full-blown Indian wedding function.
The DJ playing at the procession took to his Instagram and shared the video with a caption saying that they shut down Wall Street for a 400-person baraat—"Who would've ever thought?!"
"A once-in-a-lifetime kind of magic," he added.
But you must be wondering whose wedding it was that turned into an internet sensation overnight.
Meet Varun Navani and Amanda Soll, whose baraat shut down Wall Street
The groom of Wall Street has been identified as Varun Navani, who is the man behind the viral 400-member 'wedding procession.' Navani is reportedly the CRO of a tech company who originally belongs to Gujarat.
Well, according to Financial Express, with complete permits, the area can be rented for $11,000 (INR 941,132.50). The bride, Amanda, is a risk-management legal compliance director at MasterCard.
According to Post reports, the cost of the pavements and roadways in the "Financial District" in each area that was closed for the wedding ranged from $25,000 to $60,000 (21,38,937.50-51,33,450 INR).
In order to afford and acquire more than 25 special permits, netizens speculated that "they must be billionaires."
The Mayor's Office of New York categorised the baarat as a "extra large" event.
Netizens react to the viral Wall Street procession
As soon as the video surfaced on social media, netizens quickly shared the video and shared their thoughts. Some even trolled them, calling it 'utter nonsense'.
While one wrote, "What is wrong with this? They have take permit, and if the city allows what's the issue?"
"with all due respect there's nothing to debate since they had permits and its just mainlanders with a tendency to be outraged over ridiculous issues instead of things that actually matter," another added.