Weddings
Hindu Weddings
Photography or film — one service per booking, both done fluently.
Under every regional variation, the Hindu wedding centers on the same sacred grammar: the mandap, the agni as witness, the saptapadi's seven steps, sindoor and mangalsutra marking the marriage. I photograph these ceremonies across the Bay's temples, banquet halls, and backyards — Alisha & Pankaj's wedding among them — and I treat the priest as a collaborator, not an obstacle. Knowing the liturgy means the kanyadaan, the granthi bandhan knot, and the final ashirwad each get the frame they deserve.
- Ganesh Puja
- Baraat
- Jaimala
- Kanyadaan
- Granthi Bandhan
- Mangal Pheras
- Saptapadi
- Sindoor Daan
- Ashirwad
The Films
Questions
How do you work around the havan fire and smoke?
The agni is the ceremony's witness, and its warm light is a gift if you expose for it. I position crosswind of the smoke, use the fire as a foreground, and never ask the priest to adjust anything for a photo.
Do you coordinate with the pandit?
Before the ceremony, always. Two minutes of conversation about the sequence buys perfectly timed frames of the saptapadi and sindoor daan without me hovering.
Temple rules limit where you can stand — how do you manage?
I scout the mandap sightlines during setup, agree with the temple on my working zones, and use longer lenses where movement is restricted. The rules have never cost my couples a key moment.