With the blessings of our families
சாய் விஜய்
రత్నశ్రీ
Sai Vijay&Ratnasri
Sunday, 13 September 2026
Muhurtham · 8.30 am – 10.00 am
Rendu paarampariyam · oru muggu
Two traditions · one kolam
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Joining from afar? We’ve saved you a seat beside the mandapam.Sunday, 13 September 20268.30 am ISTScheduled for the wedding morningSai Jewel Convention CentreWatch the weddingPondicherry & Andhra Pradesh
The couple
சாய் விஜய்
Sai Vijay
Pondicherry
రత్నశ్రీ
Ratnasri
Andhra Pradesh
The Groom's Family
Chi.
Sai Vijay Moorthi
Only son of
(Late) Mr N Pranava Moorthi
and Mrs Ramadevi
The Bride's Family
Chi. La. Sow.
Ratnasri Panchumarthi
Elder daughter of
Mr Ravi Babu Panchumarthi
and Mrs Mekhala
and loving sister to Lakshmi Sri
Two cities, one week
Murai
முறை·క్రమం
The order of things
The wedding is in Vijayawada. The reception is in Pondicherry five days later — a different city and the best part of a day’s travel, so check the date and the city on each line before you book anything.
Saturday, 12 September 2026
Vijayawada
Morning
Haldi
மஞ்சள்·పసుపు
Vijayawada
Turmeric ground and applied by the elders of both families, for a blessing and for the glow everyone pretends not to want.
Colour to wear · Yellow
4.00 pm onwards
Engagement & Lagna Patrika
நிச்சயதார்த்தம்·నిశ్చితార్థం
Vijayawada
The two families formally agree the match, and the lagna patrika — the wedding writ naming the couple, their lineage and the appointed hour — is read aloud and exchanged.
6.00 pm onwards
Sangeet
சங்கீதம்·సంగీతం
Vijayawada
An evening of music and dancing, both sides competing without admitting to it.
Night
Dinner
விருந்து·విందు
Vijayawada
Everyone eats, and the day winds down.
Sunday, 13 September 2026
Vijayawada
The wedding day — the rituals run in order, one straight after the other.
Before the muhurtham
Gauri Pooja
கௌரி பூஜை·గౌరీ పూజ
Vijayawada
Ratnasri worships Gauri on the morning of the wedding, asking for a long and happy married life.
Before the muhurtham
Kashi Yatra
காசி யாத்திரை·కాశీ యాత్ర
Vijayawada
Sai Vijay sets off for Kashi to renounce the world, and is talked out of it — the most cheerful argument of the day.
Before the muhurtham
Jeelakarra Bellam
சீரகம் வெல்லம்·జీలకర్ర బెల్లం
Vijayawada
A paste of cumin and jaggery placed on each other's heads — bitter and sweet pressed together and made inseparable.
The muhurtham hour
8.30 am – 10.00 am
Muhurtham
முகூர்த்தம்·ముహూర్తం
முகூர்த்தம்
ముహూర్తం
Vijayawada
The ceremony itself — kanyadaanam, the tying of the thali in three knots, and saptapadi. If you attend only one thing, attend this.
Set by the almanac — this hour cannot move
After saptapadi
Arundhati Nakshatram
அருந்ததி நட்சத்திரம்·అరుంధతి నక్షత్రం
Vijayawada
The couple are shown Arundhati, a faint companion star that never leaves its pair.
After the ceremony
Lunch
கல்யாண சாப்பாடு·పెళ్లి భోజనం
Vijayawada
A feast served on banana leaf for the whole hall — everyone eats well, and the bride and groom collect their blessings.
Five days pass
Vijayawada → Pondicherry· the best part of a day’s travel
Friday, 18 September 2026
Pondicherry
7.00 pm onwards
Reception
வரவேற்பு·రిసెప్షన్
Pondicherry
Held in Pondicherry on the Friday — greeting everyone who makes the journey, accepting their blessings and gifts, and taking photographs together.
After the reception
Dinner
விருந்து·విందు
Pondicherry
The week’s last feast — Sai Vijay and Ratnasri thank everyone who stayed while the hall eats, laughs and celebrates around them.
And then, love blossoms.
Getting there
Where to be
Two cities, five days apart. The wedding is in Vijayawada on the Sunday morning; the reception is in Pondicherry on the Friday evening.
The Wedding
Sai Jewel Convention Centre
1, Teachers' Colony RoadSai Baba Temple RoadVijayawada, Andhra PradeshSunday, 13 September 2026·8.30 am – 10.00 am
Open in MapsVijayawada airport (VGA) at Gannavaram is about forty minutes from the hall. Vijayawada Junction has frequent trains from Chennai, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam — book early for September.
The Reception
Hotel Surguru
104, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel SalaiThiruvalluvar NagarPuducherry 605 001Friday, 18 September 2026·7.00 pm onwards
Open in MapsChennai airport is the usual way in, about three hours by road. Villupuram is the nearest railway junction. Allow a full day to travel across from Vijayawada.
From wherever you are
Send a flower blessing
மலரஞ்சலி·పుష్పాంజలి
Tap the gold flower tray below the couple and let your good wishes travel to Sai Vijay and Ratnasri.
A small ritual
Let your good wishes fall gently around them.
From near and far
Counting offerings…