Karishye Vivaham
The Vivaha, performed rightly
Vivaha is the most important event of your life.
Perform it powerfully, with full awareness.
Not a grander wedding: a Vivaha done the way it was meant to be done. We help your family perform it with meaning, dignity, and complete awareness of what is being offered.
₹1,116 · adjustable & fully refundable
Podcast series · Grihastha Awareness Program
Unpacking the Vivaha Samskara
Dr. Suryanarayana Jammalamadaka in conversation with Dinesh Ganti. What Vivaha means beyond the ceremony: each ritual, its mantras, and the promises it asks of a couple.
The difference, in plain terms
Most weddings today look nothing like the Vivaha the tradition intended.
Here is what changes when you perform it with us.
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Today: The puja and the party blur into one rushed, noisy affair.
With Karishye: The Samskara and the celebration are cleanly separated: two distinct occasions, each given its due.
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Today: The purohita is rushed: ‘can you finish in fifteen minutes?’
With Karishye: The puja is unhurried, all about the dīkṣā, performed with full precision and stillness.
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Today: Hundreds crowd and cross the vedhi; the sacred space is trampled.
With Karishye: No one enters the vedhi. The sacred space is protected and undisturbed.
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Today: Mountains of plastic: décor, packaging, single-use everything.
With Karishye: A complete zero-plastic experience, from samagri to seating to gifting.
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Today: The bride and groom recite mantras they do not understand.
With Karishye: The couple is oriented beforehand. They know every mantra and what they promise the devatas.
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Today: A pre-wedding shoot stages a romance that hasn’t begun yet.
With Karishye: A post-wedding shoot, celebrating a bond that has actually begun.
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Today: Food is an afterthought; alcohol is common.
With Karishye: Sattvic food, prepared with care. No alcohol, ever.
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Today: Five hundred acquaintances; few who truly bless the couple.
With Karishye: A trusted gathering whose blessing is real, prepared beforehand.
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Today: Photographers stand between the couple at the most sacred moment.
With Karishye: Trained photographers who know when to capture and when to stay silent.
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Today: The wedding ends; the family is left to figure out the rest.
With Karishye: The Samskara continues. We guide the family into the new home.
Watch
Why the Vivaham puja matters
Two short films: the purpose of the Vivaham, and how families book it with Karishye.
The purpose and importance of Vivaham
Book Karishye for your Vivaham puja
Why we do it this way
Understanding the Karishye approach
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We separate the puja from the celebration
The puja is a Samskara. It needs stillness and precision. The celebration is joy, and you should have it fully. We let each be itself, on its own occasion.
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No one enters the vedhi
The vedhi is the consecrated space where the Samskara happens. Keeping it undisturbed is part of performing the Vivaha correctly, out of respect for what is taking place.
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The couple is prepared beforehand
A short orientation course so the bride and groom understand the mantras they recite and what they promise before the devatas. They walk in with full awareness.
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A post-wedding shoot, not pre-wedding
A pre-wedding shoot stages a romance before the bond exists. We would rather capture the real one, after the Vivaha has begun it.
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A complete zero-plastic event
From samagri and décor to seating and gifting, the entire event runs without single-use plastic. A small thing that says a great deal.
No one enters the vedhi. The sacred space is protected and undisturbed.
The Vivaha, moment by moment
Every step carries a meaning
Our podcast explains what each one means, so you know what you are doing, and why.
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01
Muhurtam and jathakam
How much should a jathakam decide? And what to ask at the Pelli Chupulu.
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02
Deeksha Vastram
Woven with intention, for bride and groom.
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03
Jeelakarra Bellam
At the muhurtam, the bride and groom place cumin and jaggery on each other’s heads.
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04
Mangalya Dharana
The reason behind the mangalasutram, nalla poosalu and mettelu.
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05
Talambralu
The couple shower each other with rice. What it signifies.
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06
Vivaha Homam
The promises are made with Agni as witness. What are you actually promising?
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07
Arundhati Darshanam
The groom shows the bride the Arundhati star.
The podcast
Unpacking the Vivaha Samskara, in eleven chapters
Before you plan anything, understand it. Dr. Suryanarayana Jammalamadaka answers the questions families actually ask, in conversation with Dinesh Ganti.
What we take care of
Tailor-made to both families
Every Vivaham is tailor-made to both families: to your āchāra, your kula customs, and how your two cultures come together. Nothing here is a fixed package.
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Deeksha Vastram
Woven with intention, for bride and groom.
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Mangalsutra & gold
Crafted by our kamsali with the right mantras.
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The venue & vedhi
A sattvic, zero-plastic space; the vedhi protected.
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Sattvic food
Prepared with care. No alcohol, ever.
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Samagri
Ayurvedic-grade, sourced and prepared properly.
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Purohita & Nadaswaram
A Vivaham-specialist purohita and nadaswaram.
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Couple orientation
A course to understand the mantras before the day.
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Trained photography
Who know when to capture and when to stay silent.
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Tasteful decoration
Traditional and dignified, never overwhelming.
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The Grihastha Kit
To begin daily devatarchana in the new home.
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A lasting record
An audio-video & written keepsake, a family heirloom.
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Care that continues
Guidance for the family into the new home.
Transparent by principle
Where every rupee goes
Indicative proportions only, not a price tag. There is no fixed price, because there is no fixed Vivaham.
“The purohita is honoured as the bridge to the devatas. We never take a cut from what is owed to him.”
In their words
Stories That Speak for Us
Discover why our community keeps growing bigger
“Receive mantra shuddhi and dravya shuddhi through Karishye.”
Shri Samavedam Satya Narasimha Sharma GaruChief Editor, Rushipeetham
“Great quality puja samagri, available at Karishye.”
Shri Krishna Sharma GaruPurohita
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The honest questions
Questions families ask
How much does this cost?
What happens after I reserve a consultation?
What exactly does Karishye handle?
What if we just want a beautiful celebration too?
We’ve already fixed the date and venue. Are we too late?
What if I don’t deeply believe in all of this?
We’re an inter-community / inter-varna family. Can you help?
Would you like to speak to someone first?
Many families have questions before making any arrangements, and that is completely natural. Message or call us. There is no fee and no obligation to talk.
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