Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas arrive in Jodhpur ahead of their grand royal wedding

People Magazine just made me feel like a bad Indian! I’m half-Indian (and fully American), and I’m just not steeped in Indian culture or Hindu culture, so I actually found this People Magazine article super-fascinating. People Mag obviously employs some Indian writers who know their Hindu wedding sh-t. Here’s what I do know: when my Indian cousins got married, their weddings were basically weeks-long affairs with multiple ceremonies, parties, rituals, etc. People Mag broke it down in a handy explainer, as they discussed what Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra’s Indian wedding could entail.

Nick and Priyanka have been in Mumbai all week, and these are some photos of them yesterday. They’ve been making preparations for the wedding which could entail about two dozen different rituals and ceremonies, as People explained. According to People, they’re going to incorporate some of Nick’s Christian/Western style too:

Priyanka Chopra has been in wedding planning mode since Nick Jonas popped the question in July. The couple arrived in Chopra’s native India last week and celebrated Thanksgiving with her family. Pre-wedding festivities continued on Wednesday when Jonas, 26, and Chopra, 36, held a puja, a traditional Hindu ceremony to ask Lord Ganesh to look over the couple and block any obstacles to happiness, at her house.

The couple intends to hold two wedding ceremonies, one honoring each of their backgrounds. “It is super important to Priyanka to have an Indian ceremony that honors her heritage and culture, just as it’s important to also have a Western ceremony that honors Nick’s Christian upbringing,” a source tells PEOPLE. “They are doing both.”

[From People]

I’ve said this before, but I remember watching that documentary series about the Jonas family, and I remember how uptight Mother Jonas seemed at the time. It felt like her dream was for her sons to all marry “nice Christian girls,” not Hindu chicks who insist on going to India for the puja. Still, I like that Hindu wedding drama is going mainstream in America – if you’re a relative of the Hindu bride or groom, you seriously need to take a month off of work just to see your relation get married and properly celebrate.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas touch down in Jodhpur ahead of their grand wedding

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Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas arrive in Jodhpur ahead of their grand royal wedding
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas touch down in Jodhpur ahead of their grand wedding
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas touch down in Jodhpur ahead of their grand wedding