1 The palace of Jaipur glistened like a jewel itself that evening, its sandstone walls bathed in golden floodlights that made the domes shimmer against the velvet dusk. The air was heavy with the mingled scents of marigolds, rose petals, and sandalwood incense, drifting from garlands and altars placed strategically across courtyards. Musicians in traditional attire played the shehnai, their melodies rising above the hum of conversation as the grand wedding of Princess Mrinalini Singh commenced. Guests had flown in from every corner of India, ranging from film stars draped in silk to political dignitaries clad in regal bandhgalas. International…