Rose petals rain down as Rajat kisses Aashritha on the cheek at their Hyderabad wedding

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Aashritha & Rajat’s Wedding in Hyderabad

Rice, roses and a lot of laughter

Two families, one mandap, and more laughter than either side had planned for.

The day began with the groom. Rajat was welcomed the traditional way: a tilak from the elders, his feet in a plate of rose petals, sweets from everyone who could reach him, and friends who wouldn't leave his side. Aashritha arrived in red and gold with jasmine in her hair, and from the first ritual she couldn't stop smiling.

Then came the moments everyone waits for. Jeelakarra bellam at the muhurtham. A garland exchange that turned into a contest, with the bride lifted high by her family. Talambralu, with rice flying in every direction, and a ring hunt in a pot of water that neither of them wanted to lose. By the time the rose petals came down, the whole hall was laughing with them.

Wedding · Hyderabad · Photographed by Studio iClickYou

From the first tilak to the last rose petal.

The wedding hall in Hyderabad, its ceiling draped in ribbons of colour, with the mandap waiting at the far endAn elder places a tilak on the groom’s forehead as family gathers roundThe groom’s feet rest in a brass plate of rose petals during a welcome ritualRajat, in a safa and marigold garland, is fed a sweet by familyAn elder beams as he greets the groomRajat laughing with the friends who walked him inDetail of the groom’s ivory dhoti and tan juttisRajat’s hands, with mehendi and a watch, against his embroidered maroon stoleRajat in an ivory sherwani and maroon stole, framed by palm leavesRajat waits by the window in his ivory sherwani and safaRajat stands tall in his ivory sherwani and safa before the ceremonyRajat stands among the garden plants before the ceremonyAashritha in a gold-and-green silk saree, smiling as she settles inA little guest in a grey sherwani grins among the grown-upsA guest in a pink-and-gold silk saree smiles at the weddingAashritha smiles past the groom’s blurred safaAashritha laughing with a loved one beside the mandapAashritha arrives at the mandap in a red silk saree and jasmine garlands, family close behindAashritha catches the camera’s eye during the wedding ritualsIn black and white, Aashritha glances down as the rituals beginJoined hands with betel leaves, red bangles and fresh mehendiJeelakarra bellam: the bride and groom place cumin and jaggery on each other’s headsAashritha laughs as Rajat places jeelakarra bellam on her headIn black and white, Rajat grins as a hand rests on his headIn black and white, Aashritha laughs during the ceremonyAashritha all smiles beneath her jasmine garlandsAashritha bursts out laughing across from RajatLaughter all round as Aashritha and Rajat hold hands in front of their familiesAashritha and Rajat burst out laughing as they hold handsFamily laughs along as the couple hold hands at the mandapAashritha reaches up to garland Rajat during the garland exchangeFamily crowds round as the couple exchange garlandsThe bride is lifted high by her family during the garland exchange as everyone laughsThe bride is lifted high by her family as Rajat tries to garland herAashritha smiles at Rajat as the elders look onClose-up of the couple’s hands, with mehendi and red banglesAashritha smiles as the sacred thread ceremony beginsIn black and white, Aashritha smiles during the sacred thread ceremonyAashritha, eyes lowered, as the sacred thread is tiedIn black and white, Aashritha laughs as Rajat leans inRajat kisses Aashritha’s forehead and she can’t stop laughingClose-up of mehendi-covered hands holding the sacred threadIn black and white, Aashritha’s quiet smile among the jasmineAashritha’s quiet smile, framed by jasmine and gold jewelleryAashritha beaming in her red-and-gold silk sareeRice falls around Aashritha during talambraluAashritha smiles through a shower of riceAashritha laughs with a loved one during the ritualsTalambralu: Aashritha showers turmeric rice over Rajat’s headAashritha’s friends cheer her on during talambraluColoured rice falls around the bride during talambraluAashritha throws talambralu rice with both handsAashritha showers rice over Rajat as family watchesAashritha pours talambralu rice over Rajat from aboveAashritha seated in red and gold as petals fall around herFamily helps lift the plate of rice over the groomFamily helps the bride pour a whole plate of rice over the groomA plate of rice pours over Rajat as the women cheerThe ring-finding game: the couple search a pot of water as rice flies around themThe couple laugh together during the ring-finding gameIn black and white, Aashritha laughs during the ring-finding gameRose petals fall as Rajat kisses AashrithaRose petals rain down as Rajat kisses Aashritha on the cheek at their Hyderabad weddingThe couple hold hands and laugh through falling rose petalsAashritha hugged tight by her friends after the ceremony

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