Mysuru king Yaduveer Wodeyar ties the knot with Princess Trishika Kumari Singh
Maharaja of Mysore Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar on Monday married Trishika Kumari Singh, daughter of Harshvardhan Singh and Maheshree Kumari of Dungarpur royal family. The ceremony took place at the iconic Mysore Palace. The royal wedding took place at the kalyana mandapa at the karkataka lagna and savitra mahurat time between 9.05 am and 9.35 am
The wedding was officiated by a battery of priests in the presence of about 1,000 guests at the specially decorated ‘Kalyana Mantapa’ in the palace.
Wedding rituals began today with the groom performing ‘Ganapati pooja’ and ‘Trishika Gowri pooja’. Later rituals like ‘kanyadan’, exchange of garlands, ‘mangalya dharana’ (tying of nuptial knot) and ‘saptapadi’ (seven steps around the holy fire) were performed, police officials said.
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Top politicians, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Cabinet colleagues, diplomats from consulates of several countries, erstwhile royal families from across the country have been invited for the wedding and receptions to be held on June 28 and July 2 in Mysuru and Bengaluru respectively.