PV Sindhu wed Venkata Datta Sai in a grand Udaipur ceremony. Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared a captivating photo of the couple, offering his blessings. Pre-wedding festivities included sangeet, haldi, and mehendi ceremonies. The families, longtime acquaintances, planned the wedding swiftly to accommodate Sindhu's training schedule.
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