Wedding ceremonies of the sons of South Africa-based businessmen brothers Ajay and Atul Gupta are in full swing in Uttarakhand's leading tourist resort Auli amid judicial concerns over possible damage to the ecology.
The ceremonies began on Tuesday and are likely to end early on Saturday amid support to the Guptas by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat.
In line with an order by the Uttarakhand High Court, a 13-member official team is monitoring and video-filming some of the functions at the two high-profile weddings.
"We have told the Gupta brothers that there should be no damage to the flora and fauna of the region which is very close to alpine meadows," said Vaibhav Gupta, the sub-divisional Magistrate in Joshimath.
"But we are also giving them some space as it is a private function," he added.