Royal wedding underway at Mysuru palace

June 27, 2016 08:57

The iconic Amba Vilas Palace in Mysuru is all decked up for the royal wedding of Wodeyar family scion Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wodeyar today.

Boston-educated Yaduveer (24) will tie the nuptial knot with Trishika Kumari Singh at Kalyana Mantapa in the palace between 9:05am and 9:35am during the auspicious Karkataka lagna, palace sources have said.

Trishika is the daughter of Harshvardhan Singh and Maheshri Kumari from the Dungarpur royal family in Rajasthan.

Marriage rituals have been underway since Saturday with the stamp of royal traditions.

The rituals began with Yaduveer performing 'pada puja' to 'Rajaguru' Bramhatantra Parakala mutt seer Abhinava Vageesha Brahmatantra Swatantra Swami.

In a traditional ceremony on May 28 last year, Yaduveer was crowned as the titular head of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family. During Dasara he had ascended the golden throne to preside over the 'khasa (private) durbar', which is reminiscent of the bygone era.

About 1,000 invited guests are expected to witness the marriage ceremonies which will be officiated by a battery of priests. Among those invited include top politicians, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Cabinet colleagues, diplomats from consulates of several countries, erstwhile royal families from across the country.

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