Salman Khan to arrive by state-provided choppers for sister Arpita's reception in Himachal

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will be reaching Himachal Pradesh's Mandi town on Monday to attend his younger sister Arpita Khan's marriage reception, event organisers said on Sunday.

The state government has declared the actor a state guest and will provide him a chopper to take him and his family to the venue from Chandigarh.

Salman and his family will visit Mandi, the hometown of his sister's husband Aayush Sharma, for the first time to attend "dham", a traditional community feast being organised by state Rural Development Minister Anil Sharma to felicitate his daughter-in-law and son.

He told reporters that more than 10,000 people have been invited for the event.

Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is unlikely to attend the reception as he is preoccupied with official work, his office said.

"Dham" is a traditional meal served on leaf plates to the guests sitting on the floor by using the finest ingredients, traditional recipes and methods. The cuisines are cooked by chefs trained by the "botis" or hereditary cooks.

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