Yaduveer Chamraja Krishnadatta Wodeyar, the titular head of the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore, tied the knot with Trishika Kumari in a traditional ceremony on Monday morning.
“Maharani Pramoda Devi, who is Yaduveer’s mother, was very particular that the wedding ceremonies took place according to the wedding customs, so we were happy to see our traditions being followed step-by-step. Every puja was in accordance with the scriptures and the tradition of the Mysore royal family. Even the wedding dress worn by Yaduveer has been specially designed by Her Highness Pramoda Devi,” said M Lakshminarayana, Secretary to the Mysore palace, reported India Today.
Around same time last year (in May), the 23-year-old Yaduveer was made the 27th titular head of the Mysore Wodeyar family in a grand coronation ceremony.
As per the legend and traditions of the Mysore royal family, no king of Mysore can have a son born to him succeed him to the throne. After the death of Srikanta Datta Narasimha Raja Wodeyar, Yaduveer was adopted by the royal family as the successor in a special ceremony that took took place on February 23, 2015. He was later crowned as the 27th Maharaja on May 28, 2015.
Yaduveer is the grandson of princess Gayathri Devi–eldest sister of Srikantadatta and eldest daughter of the last reigning Maharaja, Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar.
Trishika Kumari, the bride, was engaged to Yaduveer Wodeyar in June last year who hails from the royal family of Dungarpur and is the second daughter of Maharaj Kumar Harshavardhan Singh and Rajkumari Maheshri Kumari.
Yaduveer Trishika tied the nuptial knot at an auspicious time called the ‘karkataka lagna‘ and ‘savitra‘ muhurtha between 9.05 am and 9.35 am and was held in the special marriage hall or Kalyana Mantapa of the palace.
“It is all about our customs and how we preserve our heritage,” said one of the royal invitees. The four-day ceremony included a special puja before the bride entered the palace, and later traditional South-Indian customs were also conducted, such as the pada puja and kashi yatra before the main wedding ceremony was held, reported India Today.
It was in 1976, that the then titular prince Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar married Pramoda.
“I have witnessed the wedding of our Highness Srikanta Datta Narasimha Raja Wodeyar. It was the most grandiose wedding; the whole of Mysore was celebrating. This too is like that, with all the traditional forms of our culture in the ceremonies that are being held,” said another royal invitee.
A special reception will be held on June 28th for all the invited guests from across the country. The youngest royal coupe will step out and meet and greet the people of Mysore on June 29th. The royal Wodeyar Palace in Bangalore too will host a reception on July 2.
Picture courtesy: Facebook/Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar- The New scion Image Source
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