Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala
and
Naga
Chaitanya/Instagram
Days
after
Sobhita
Dhulipala
and
Naga
Chaitanya‘s
beautiful
traditional
wedding&
on
December
4,
at
the
family’s
Annapurna
Studios
in
Hyderabad,
the
pictures
dominate
social
media.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala
and
Naga
Chaitanya/Instagram
Chay
—
as
Naga
Chaitanya
is
known
in
the
family
—
ties
the
thali
around
Sobhita’s
neck.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala
and
Naga
Chaitanya/Instagram
Eyes
only
for
the
bride.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala
and
Naga
Chaitanya/Instagram
The
Jaimala
ceremony.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala
and
Naga
Chaitanya/Instagram
The
wedding
rituals.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala
and
Naga
Chaitanya/Instagram
The
happy
bride
gets
showered
with
flowers.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala
and
Naga
Chaitanya/Instagram
Chay’s
mama
(maternal
uncle)
Venkatesh
applied
the
‘nazar
ka
tika‘
on
the
bridegroom’s
face.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala
and
Naga
Chaitanya/Instagram
More
rituals.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala
and
Naga
Chaitanya/Instagram
After
the
wedding,
the
couple
worshipped
at
the
Mallikarjuna
temple
in
Srisailam,
Andhra
Pradesh,
with
Chay’s
dad
Nagarjuna.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala
and
Naga
Chaitanya/Instagram
Later,
the
bride
changed
into
a
gold
Kanjivaram
sari.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala/Instagram
Sobhita
channels
her
inner
goddess
at
her
wedding.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala/Instagram
Sobhita
wears
heritage
gold
jewelry,
featuring
statement
necklaces,
intricately
designed
bangles
and
ornate
earrings.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala/Instagram
She
is
also
wearing
a
basikam
(the
thread)
on
her
forehead.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala
Chay
and
Sobhita
have
been
dating
for
two
years.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sobhita
Dhulipala/Instagram
They
got
engaged
on
August
8.
Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com
