The scion of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, will marry Trishika Kumari of the Dungarpur family of Rajasthan, on Monday in what has been billed as a “royal wedding”.
Though a private affair with limited invitees, it may not be ranked among the more ostentatious wedding events that make “news” and yet it has generated considerable attention given the trappings of regalia and royalty that has officially ceased to exist.
The rituals supervised under a battery of priests may be strikingly similar though elaborate, but the setting — the iconic palace, which is over 100 years old with its ornate pillars and the décor reflecting the ambience of a different epoch — is a throwback to a bygone era. Besides, there is public interest in the family affairs given the association of the Wadiyars with the region, lasting nearly five centuries. Various rituals associated with the weddings are under way since the last two days and Yaduveer and Trishika Kumari Singh — second daughter of Maharaja Kumar Harshvardhan Singh and Rajkumari Maheshree Kumari of Dungarpur — will tie the nuptial knot between 9.05 a.m. and 9.35 a.m. as ordained by the palace priests. The palace is out of bounds for tourists till June 29 and it will reopen on June 30.
And among those invited are Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and many of his Cabinet colleagues, who have confirmed their attendance, besides family members of the erstwhile royal families from Rajasthan, Gujarat, and a few other States.
The main rituals will be held at Kalyana Mantapa, where the last wedding of the Wadiyars took place 36 years ago.
