 Madonna: Rings in New Year in Rajasthan
US pop diva and Material Girl Madonna, two-year-old son David Banda and her film director husband Guy Ritchie ushered in the New Year in the remote Dechu village of Rajasthan, India, reports said Tuesday.
The 49-year-old singer, her son, her husband and five friends drove to a heritage hotel in Dechu village soon after reaching the historic city of Jodhpur from the Maldives by chartered plane, the reports said.
The world's top earning female singer was supposed to travel on Tuesday to Jaisalmer, famous for its sprawling sandstone fort and undulating sand dunes,but have cancelled her proposed trip to medieval Indian city of Jaisalmer with a view to keep away from the paparazz the reports said.
Madonna’s local tour manager said that the singer was so upset with the leakage of the news of her arrival in Rajasthan that all the local transport hired by them was cancelled and new vehicles were procured.
Instead, Madonna decided to spend a day at the Rohit Garh Fort, now turned into a hotel. The troupe is also scheduled to visit Udaipur that boasts of a series of stunning lake palaces and visit the Ramakrishna Jain temple there. The pop celebrity, who now resides in London, is expected to stay in Rajasthan for five to six days.
Interestingly Rajasthan, known for its opulent palaces and magnificent forts, is popular among Western celebrities who come to see the state's royal heritage. Last March British actress Elizabeth Hurley wed Indian businessman Arun Nayar in a traditional Indian-style wedding at an ancient palace in Jodhpur.
The singer has a daughter Lourdes, 11, by fitness trainer Carlos Leon and seven-year-old son Rocco with Ritchie. Madonna is now looking to adopt a daughter from Cambodia reportedly according to a report.  |