The Guruvayur Wedding

 

Guruvayur is considered to be the epitome of divinity among South Indian Hindus. Guruvayur, locally known as ‘Gurupavanapuri’ is a place of sacred pilgrimage and a holy destination for weddings. With myths and traditions bound to the holy land, Guruvayur’s famous Sree Krishna Temple is the main venue in which Hindu weddings take place.

 

Sree Krishna Temple, Guruvayur –

The Sree Krishna Temple is considered to be the most sacred of spots for marriages and vow renewals. This temple is around 5000 years old and has a holy idol of Lord Krishna, or ‘Guruvayurappan’. In many ways, this temple is auspicious and is filled with a divine aura.

The Sree Krishna Temple in Guruvayur is considered to be the ‘Holy Abode of Krishna on Earth’. People from across the Indian sub-continent and especially Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh travel to this temple to seek the blessings of the deity there.

The temple hosts many mandaps and early bookings are required months in advance. The Sree Krishna Temple performs as much as 35 – 100 weddings per day. In peak times, the number easily crosses 200. Only close family members are allowed into the mandap. Each ceremony will last only for 3-7 minutes and immediately, the couple and family has to vacate to make way for the next wedding party. While rush is seen all through the year at the Sree Krishna Temple in Guruvayur, the heaviest of them is seen during the Chingam months of August and September.

 

 

The Guruvayur Wedding – 

Weddings in Guruvayur are showered by the blessings of Lord Krishna. Weddings in Guruvayur are considered auspicious due to many reasons –

The prime reason why couple’s choose Guruvayur for weddings is because of its locational benefits. The place is well-connected and easy to access from different parts of the country. Guruvayur can be accessed from Thrissur or from the extended NH 17. Train services and proximity to the airport are also added benefits.

Guruvayur has plenty of auditoriums nearby which can host receptions after the thali kettu at the temple.  There are plenty of good hotels where in the family and guests can unwind in the nearby town, such as Krishna Inn, KTDC’s Nandanam, Gokulam Resort, Kanoos Residency, etc. These hotels have very good banquet halls and provisions which can be utilized for weddings.

The Guruvayur temple is considered to be a very auspicious place. A wedding sanctified in the temple is believed to last ‘forever’. Couples can get special early morning darshan before the thali kettu at the temple. Guruvayur is a place where marriages between castes can happen freely. The temple considers all castes equal and performs rituals accordingly.

Many come to the temple to give offerings and perform ‘nerchas’. Life-long fulfilments are honoured at the Guruvayur temple.

 

What Tamarind Weddings can offer for a wedding at Guruvayur –

1)      Accommodation Services.

2)      Transportation Services.

3)      Liaison between authorities.

4)      Event Venue Booking and Design.

5)      Traditional Arrangements.

6)      Candid Photography and Videography.

 

To know more about Guruvayur : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guruvayur

Weddings at Guruvayur : mail@tamarind.co.in