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Wedding traditions of Bengaluru

A technology city where Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Konkani weddings meet, with a quiet, early-morning Kannada rite.

Bengaluru has people from every part of India, so its wedding halls rotate through many rites. A local Kannada wedding is short and elegant, with a plank, a mantap and a sari in green or gold.

Bengaluru
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A wedding here

Kannada Brahmin weddings include the nischitartha engagement, the kashi yatra, the exchange of garlands on a swing and the saptapadi. Vokkaliga and Lingayat weddings have their own ordered rites. Many couples now hold a reception in the evening in addition to the morning wedding.

Where weddings happen

Kalyana mantapas, community halls, palaces such as Bangalore Palace, and large resorts on the city outskirts.

The season and the calendar

Weddings are held in the months set by the panchang, with many in April, May and November to February. Time is often set to an early muhurtham.

Wedding customs of Bengaluru

SaptapadiThe seven steps.

Also part of it, and being written: Kannada wedding (The rites of a Karnataka wedding.), Kashi Yatra (The mock pilgrimage.), Mangalsutra (The sacred necklace.), Mysore silk (The silk often worn for weddings in the region.).

Communities and their weddings in Bengaluru

  • Kannada Brahmin The kashi yatra, nischitartha and swing.
  • Vokkaliga An agricultural community with its own wedding rites.
  • Lingayat A rite without a fire in some traditions.
  • Konkani Weddings of the coastal community.

A wedding trail idea for Bengaluru

  1. Chickpet A big wholesale market for silk and wedding saris from many regions.
  2. Commercial Street A shopping street for clothes and jewellery.
  3. Bangalore Palace A palace used as a wedding venue.
  4. Basavanagudi An old residential quarter with traditional marriage halls.
About this page

Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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