Kalyana Vedika in Tirumala turns into an ideal destination for couples entering wedlock

With 26,777 marriages solemnised implicit 9 years, including 3,871 successful 2024-25 unsocial till December, Tirumala’s Kalyana Vedika has emerged arsenic 1 of the astir impactful, faith-driven societal initiative, offering free, dignified weddings to thousands of Hindu couples nether the aegis of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).

Launched connected April 25, 2016, the Kalyana Vedika, located connected the Papavinasanam Road, has steadily evolved into a almighty awesome of ‘Nitya Kalyanam’, blending ineffable contented with societal outreach.

The yearly statistic archer a compelling communicative — 2,731 weddings successful 2016-17, which dependable roseate to 5,047 successful 2018-19, showed resilience done the pandemic-hit twelvemonth of 2020-21 with 91 weddings, and clocked a beardown post-COVID betterment of 2,458 weddings successful 2023-24.

TTD provides an end-to-end ceremonial model escaped of cost, including the services of a priest, accepted ‘mangala vadyam’ and indispensable wedding materials specified arsenic turmeric, kumkum and ineffable threads. While the couples bring different idiosyncratic items, the instauration ensures that the sanctity and simplicity of a accepted Hindu wedding are preserved.

Spiritual inducement

A unsocial spiritual inducement follows the ceremony: the bride, groom and their parents — up to six members — are granted darshan done a peculiar queue, on with complimentary laddus matching the fig of devotees listed connected the matrimony receipt.

Venue booking

To streamline access, the TTD has enabled online booking of Kalyana Vedika slots done its authoritative website, wherever applicants indispensable registry bride and groom details, Aadhaar information, property impervious and parental particulars, and prime the day and clip of wedding. Couples indispensable besides get certification from the tahsildars of their respective areas confirming that it is the archetypal marriage.

Eligibility conditions stipulate that some individuals indispensable beryllium Hindus, the bride indispensable person completed 18 years of property and the groom 21 years. Second marriages and emotion marriages are not permitted nether the scheme. For further details, applicants whitethorn interaction 0877-2263433 during bureau hours betwixt 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m.