Surprisingly, Esha's half-brothers Bobby and Sunny Deol were conspicuous by their absence. Bobby is shooting in London while Sunny, who is in town, was also busy with a shoot.

He had attended the engagement in February. Abhay Deol , who is known to be close to Esha, was present at all the functions.

Here's a lowdown on the wedding. Venue The venue at the temple was the Padma Palace (a replica of the spot where Krishna and Rukmini had got married in Dwarka).

The mandap was decorated with garlands of orange marigolds and pink lotuses. Huge balls of yellow and orange marigolds and pink and orange fluorescent lights also decorated the Palace.

There were silver chairs for the parents, while Esha and Bharat sat on cream coloured seats. Wedding rites Krishna hymns and chants and a live musical performance by South Indian women was heard during the ceremony.

Hema had flown in a priest from the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh to perform the rites, as Dharam gave the bride away. The wedding rites were all South Indian, including the vratham ceremony, where at dawn the sacred threads are tied around the wrists of the bride and bridegroom.

Bharat came to the mandap in a chariot, while Esha was carried in a flower-bedecked doli . Hema and her family members greeted Bharat with an aarti and garlands, after which he and Esha exchanged garlands.

After this they sat for the oonjal ceremony on a flower-decorated swing, while rice was thrown at them amidst traditional songs. Dharamendra gave Esha away during the kanyadanam , after which the mangalsutra was tied and the couple were finally wed.

The event ended with the saptapadhi , where they walked around the holy fire seven times, taking a vow with each step. Abhay performed the laaja homam , where the bride gives an offering of puffed rice to the fire.

As an expression of sibling support, her brother helps her in this ritual. The bidaai took place in the evening from Hema's Juhu bungalow.

What they wore Hema Malini, her daughters Esha and Ahana and Bharat all wore Neeta Lulla creations. While Hema looked resplendent in a pink and orange brocade Kanjeevaram saree along with a Vishnu Dasavataram gold and gem-studded necklace, Dharamendra wore a beige suit with a pale blue shirt.

Bharat wore an off-white sherwani with a brown brocade jacket in South Indian style with a stole. Esha wore a red and gold Kanjeevaram saree specially created out of three Kanjeevaram sarees selected and flown down from Chennai by Hema and Neeta.

Food While special nariyal paani with rose petals and watermelon juice was served at the wedding ceremony along with an assortment of vegetarian snacks, a lavish lunch was served on the temple premises. Special: Esha Deol's wedding (less)