Priyanka Chopra’s Daughter Malti Marie Visited India for the First Time & Experienced a Cultural Milestone

Malti Marie is no stranger to traveling with her parents Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas. But this month, she got to visit a place close to her mom’s heart: India!

“MM’s first trip to India had to be completed with Shree Siddhivinayak’s blessings 🙏🏽❤️ #HanumanJayanti #GanpatiBappaMorya,” Chopra Jonas wrote on Instagram, explaining the important cultural milestone her 1-year-old daughter got to experience for the first time.

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April 6 is Hanuman Jayanti, a festival that holds great significance in the Hindu religion. According to Hindustan Times, “On this day, devotees of Lord Hanuman celebrate the birth anniversary of Maruti Nandan with much pomp. People visit temples, worship Lord Hanuman, decorate places of worship, wear new clothes, and observe fasts.”

So, to celebrate this important Hindu holiday, the Citadel star took Malti to the Siddhivinayek Temple in Mumbai. According to the temple, Shree Ganesh should be the “first to be worshipped before beginning any new project or venture as he is the destroyer of obstacles.” It makes sense that Chopra Jonas would want to take Malti to receive a blessing before her first visit to India!

Malti looked absolutely beautiful in photos, too. She wears a colorful beaded sari with red pants and a light blue scarf with floral embroidery to match her mom. They are surrounded by yellow, red, and white flowers in the temple, and Malti is the spitting image of her dad. It’s such a beautiful moment.

In the next photo, both Malti and Chopra Jonas are blessed with a red dot known as a bindi on their foreheads, which is a tradition used to enhance the powers of the mind’s eye (aka, your inner wisdom).

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