With the blessings of our elders

Adityavardhan & Keerthana

Together with our families, we invite you to bless the beginning of our life together.

॥ ಶ್ರೀ ॥Shubha Vivaha

01The invitation

When
4 — 7 February 2027
Where
Hampi, Karnataka

From Mehndi to Muhurtam,four celebrations, one beginning.

॥ ಶ್ರೀ ॥Opening the invitation

02The celebrations

4 — 7 February 2027Hampi, Karnataka

Thursday afternoonto Sunday’s first light.

Four gatherings in Hampi, among the boulders and the old stone of Vijayanagara, by the Tungabhadra. Each keeps its own hour. Open one for the time, the place and what to wear.

  1. Afternoon

    Mehndiಮೆಹಂದಿ

    Henna, marigolds and filter coffee in the colonnade.

    Time
    3:30 pm
    Place
    Evolve Back, Kamalapura

  2. Evening

    Sangeetಸಂಗೀತ

    Lamps on the river steps, and both families in full voice.

    Time
    7:00 pm
    Place
    Hampi’s Boulders, Narayanpet, on the Tungabhadra

  3. Night

    Receptionಆರತಕ್ಷತೆ

    On the eve of the muhurtam, under a hundred brass lamps.

    Time
    7:30 pm
    Place
    Evolve Back, Kamalapura

  4. First light

    Muhurtamಮುಹೂರ್ತ

    The moment itself, at first light in the kalyana mantapa.

    Time
    7:48 am
    Place
    Sri Virupaksha Temple, Hampi
A brass bowl of henna paste with a wooden stick across it, on a sunlit stone ledge, a green sprig beside it and boulders beyond the colonnade.

02The celebrations

ಮೆಹಂದಿ

Mehndi

When
3:30 pm until the light goes
Where
Evolve BackKamalapura, Hosapete Taluk, Vijayanagara, Karnataka 583221
Dress
Greens and haldi yellows, in cotton. It is warm, and there will be sitting on the floor.

The week begins slowly, in the shade of the colonnade. Mehndi artists are with us from half past three until sunset: come early for a full pattern, or later for a little on your palms. Tea, filter coffee and chaat all afternoon.

Good to know

  • About 25 minutes by road from Hosapete Junction.
  • Afternoons are around 30°C. Shade, seating and water are arranged.
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03The two of them

ವಧೂವರು

AdityavardhanandKeerthana

A little about each of them, and a few things worth knowing before you come to Hampi.

A bride in an embroidered orange veil and a smiling groom in ivory wedding attire, standing together outdoors.
Adityavardhan & KeerthanaA life together

The groom

Adityavardhan

ಆದಿತ್ಯವರ್ಧನ್

Son of Somashekar and Savitri

He asked for the muhurtam at Virupaksha, at the hour the stone turns gold. Everything else in the week was arranged around that morning.

The bride

Keerthana

ಕೀರ್ತನಾ

Daughter of Anand and Meenakshi

She wanted the week to begin in the shade, with henna and filter coffee, and the morning of the wedding left unhurried.

Walk with us as far as the river.

The week is long on purpose: henna in the shade, singing after dark, a dinner that will not hurry.

Then Sunday, before the heat, the only hour that matters.

Be with us when the stone turns gold.

That is the beginning.

A few things for the journey

Before You Come

  • Hashtag

    If you photograph the week, use #AtFirstLight, so both families can find the pictures afterwards.

  • Weather

    February is dry and mostly clear. Afternoons reach about 30°C. The river cools quickly after dark, so bring a shawl for the sangeet.

  • The house

    Rooms are held at Evolve Back in Kamalapura, where the mehndi and the reception are held. Write to the family and they will see to one.

  • Arrival

    Once you are at the house, leave the driving to us. Cars go to the river on Friday at 6:15 pm, and to the temple on Sunday at 6:20 am.

A quiet stone wedding mantapa above Hampi's river steps, reflected in the water at dawn.

Until first light

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Days
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Come as far as Hampi. The morning will not wait.