The Taj Mahal is synonymous with beauty.

And this is a fact billionaire Donald Trump, owner of the world's largest casino, the Trump Taj Mahal Hotel & Casino Resort, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is well aware of.

Which is why the striking Aishwarya Rai was called on to grace the opening of the Royal Albert Palace, the Trump Taj's Mahal's only Indian eatery.

As always, the actress basked smilingly in the spotlight.

Photographs: Paresh Gandhi