Mysureans brave cold to see newly wed royals

Mysuru: Braving the wet windy weather, at least a 1000 Mysureans turned out to watch newly weds Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar  and Trishika Kumari go in procession in the grounds of the Mysuru palace in a BMW S7 series car, one of the 13 luxury cars owned by the  late scion of the Mysuru royal family, Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar on Wednesday.

While Trishika wore a peach chiffon  saree and diamonds to match, Yaduveer looked every inch the royal in a golden sherwani, a red vally and a golden turban, which he matched with  antique jewellery.

The royal couple was driven to the Trinayaneswara, Kodi Someshwara and Bhuvaneswari temples among others in the  grounds of the illuminated palace by  Srikantadatta Wadiyar’s favourite driver,  40 -year- old Suresh M, who has served the family for 21 years, to the tunes of the  police bands playing Carnatic and Western music.

Accompanied by Pramoda devi and Trishika’s parents, Harshvardhan Singh and  Maheshree, the couple was lustily cheered by the crowd lining the route of the procession.

Meanwhile, the seven- day long royal wedding rituals concluded on Wednesday. The day began with the couple performing a series of poojas  and Yaduveer tying the second mangalasutara of  Karimani around his bride’s neck. 

Later, after a Vadhu pravesha , Trishika was welcomed at the Madan Vilas door and the rituals ended with the removal of kankana in Yaduveer’s pooja room.
The couple will visit the Chamundeswari temple atop the Chamundi hills on July 1 and then a reception for over 2000 guests in the ballroom of the Bengaluru Palace the next day.