Kannada wedding planners in BangaloreEvery ritual, in order.
Nothing rushed.

1. Nischaya tamboola (engagement). The families exchange betel leaves, areca, fruit and clothes; the lagna patrike is read and the date fixed.
2. Naandi and dev karya. Invocation of the ancestors and the family deity at each home, with a small homam, a few days before the wedding.
3. Chappara puje and var puje. The pandal pillars are blessed; the groom is received at the mantapa by the bride’s family with aarti and the var puje.
4. Kashi yatre. The groom’s mock pilgrimage, persuaded back by the bride’s father or maternal uncle. Comic, musical and a favourite of photographers.
5. Dhare herdu. The signature Kannada ritual: the bride’s parents pour sanctified water over the couple’s joined hands while a coconut rests on them, giving the bride away.
6. Mangalya dharane and saptapadi. The groom ties the mangalsutra at the muhurta; the couple take seven steps around the homam with the priest’s vows.
7. Okuli and the games. Finding the ring in a pot of coloured water, and the playful contests between the families after the ceremony.
8. Griha pravesha. The bride enters the groom’s home, kicking over the rice-filled measure at the threshold; often the same evening or the next day.
9. Reception. A hall or hotel reception the same evening or the next, frequently the larger of the two gatherings in Bangalore.

Kalyana mantapas and community halls across Jayanagar, Basavanagudi, Malleswaram, Rajajinagar and JP Nagar suit traditional morning muhurtams with a homam; hotel banquets in Whitefield, Hebbal and on Old Airport Road suit evening receptions; resorts towards Nandi Hills, Kanakapura Road and Bannerghatta Road suit two-day celebrations with stay. We shortlist two or three for your guest count, visit them with you and handle the venue’s paperwork. See how we work in Jayanagar, Whitefield and Hebbal.