As Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal touched down in Jaipur on Monday, the entire village of Chauth Ka Barwara seemed to be getting ready for the grand nuptials that kick off today. Located about 35 kilometres away from Sawai Madhopur city, the village — famous for the centuries-old Chauth Mata Temple on hilltop — is now playing host to one of Bollywood’s most anticipated weddings.

The three-day festivities will take place at a 14th-century fortturned-luxury heritage property located in the district, and all the 45 rooms and four suites in it have been booked out for the wedding. The special Rs. 7-lakh-a-night suite booked for the couple, comes with its own swimming pool, lush green garden, and forest and lake view.

The wedding is expected to see 120 guests in attendance, and over 100 bouncers from Jaipur have been deployed at the venue, which was barricaded with iron sheets to maintain secrecy on Monday.

The local gram panchayat, along with the Barwara Traffic Police, will be handling the traffic during the three-day festivities, as cars ferry guests from the Jaipur airport or different hotels of Sawai Madhopur to the venue. On Friday last week, the district administration held a meeting to discuss the law and order arrangements ahead of the high-profile wedding.

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Are they tying the knot? Are they not? That was the country’s favourite subject of gossip over the past month as rumours abounded about Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif’s December 9 wedding. While the couple remained tight-lipped, the buzz strengthened last week when Sawai Madhopur district officials held a meeting to review the preparations for the celebrity wedding at Six Senses Fort Barwara resort in Rajasthan.

On Monday evening, the ‘Kat’ was out of the bag and seen heading straight for a flight — the bridal couple were spotted at Kalina airport in Mumbai, ready to wing their way to Rajasthan and kick off the five-day celebration. A beaming Kaushal waved out to the photographers before entering the terminal. Minutes later, the bride-to-be, radiant in an ochre sharara and accompanied by mother Suzanne Turquotte, made an appearance. The festivities will begin today with an elaborate sangeet.