A woman with curly hair and a man with a shaved head laugh with turmeric on their faces as a man in glasses reaches toward them.

Harsha & Sourabh A haldi and mehendi at Royal Orchid, Bangalore

Harsha and Sourabh held their haldi and mehendi together at Royal Orchid, Bangalore.

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Haldi ceremony at Royal Orchid, Bangalore

A woman with curly hair laughs with turmeric on her cheek while a hand pats her face and a smiling man with a shaved head sits behind her.

A woman and a man with turmeric on their faces face each other with hands raised to each other's cheeks.

A woman with curly hair and a yellow flower necklace laughs with turmeric across her face, both palms open in front of her.

A woman and a man sit side by side with orange turmeric on their faces, she laughs with turmeric in both palms and a hand reaches to his chin.

A woman with curly hair and a yellow flower necklace smiles and looks down, a hand at the edge of the frame.

A row of people in yellow and green outfits laugh and smile, two men beside them holding phones.

A woman with curly hair smiles as a hand in a green sleeve touches her cheek, a man with a shaved head partly visible at the right.

A woman in a turquoise dress leans in to touch the face of a seated man while a woman with curly hair beside him has turmeric on her cheek.

A man in a yellow kurta touches turmeric to the face of a man with a shaved head while a woman in a saffron saree smiles behind them.

A woman with curly hair and a man with a shaved head, both with orange turmeric on their faces, he with his mouth open.

A woman and a man with turmeric on their faces look down at their open palms, which hold orange paste.

A man with a shaved head and turmeric on his head and face smiles broadly in a yellow kurta with a cream scarf.

A woman in a green kurta leans over to put turmeric on the cheek of a woman with curly hair, a man with a shaved head sitting in front of her.

A man in a yellow kurta leans over a woman with curly hair and touches turmeric to her cheek, a man with a shaved head sitting behind her.

Hands press orange turmeric paste onto the top of a foot wearing a black thread anklet, on a beige rug.

A woman with curly hair and a man with a shaved head stand with orange turmeric on their faces, both holding their palms up toward the camera.

People in yellow and green outfits sit and stand behind a bowl of turmeric with their hands raised, a woman with curly hair and turmeric on her face in the middle.

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Mehendi ceremony at Royal Orchid, Bangalore

A woman with curly hair laughs and looks up, one arm stretched out with a fresh henna pattern on the hand and forearm.

Three women sit close on a sofa, two laughing hard and one smiling, henna cones held over a hand at the centre.

A woman's face partly hidden behind two henna-covered hands held together in a triangle.

A man in a blue check shirt and a black mask applies henna while a woman with curly hair in a yellow outfit laughs in a chair.

A woman with curly hair laughs in an orange-tinted frame, a henna pattern on her stretched arm.

A man in a yellow kurta stands over a seated woman with curly hair who smiles with her eyes lowered as his hand rests on her cheek, one of her hands raised.

A man with a shaved head and a woman with curly hair smile side by side, her arm stretched out with henna on the hand.

A man in a cream kurta holds a hand to the chin of a seated woman with curly hair while a man in a mask and blue check shirt works on her hand.

Close view of a hand holding a henna cone and drawing a pattern on a forearm over an orange and red cloth.

A hand with a dense henna pattern stretched toward the camera against a blurred green backdrop.

Henna cones held over open palms resting on a red and orange cloth.

Many hands with henna patterns reach in toward the centre of an orange and red cloth.

A woman with curly hair smiles behind two forearms covered in dense henna, held up in front of her.

A woman smiles above two outstretched palms covered in henna, her face cropped at the nose.

A woman with curly hair smiles with one henna-covered hand over her eye and the other raised beside her face.

Harsha and Sourabh

A woman laughs while hands cover her eyes from behind, her own henna-covered palms raised in front of her.

A man with a shaved head hugs a woman with curly hair from behind, his face at her temple as she laughs with her head tilted back.

A man with a shaved head and a woman with curly hair raise their fists toward each other, both smiling.

A man with a shaved head rests his face against a woman with curly hair who laughs with her head tilted back.

A man with a shaved head smiles with his cheek against a smiling woman with curly hair, her henna-covered hands raised on either side.

A man with a shaved head and a woman with curly hair make a heart shape with their hands, her henna-covered forearm raised to meet his fingers.

A man with a shaved head laughs with his cheek against a woman with curly hair who laughs with her eyes closed.

A man with a shaved head kisses the cheek of a smiling woman with curly hair.

A woman with curly hair laughs and a man with a shaved head laughs and points, both seated on a sofa covered in flower garlands.

More from the haldi and mehendi

A group of women in yellow and green strike poses with henna hands raised, a woman with curly hair at the front laughing with her head back.

Two women embrace and smile on a sofa covered in flower garlands, in black and white.

A woman in a saffron saree sits on a bed and raises her palms, covered in henna, smiling.

A group of women in yellow pose close together with henna hands raised, the woman at the front seated and smiling.

Details from the haldi and mehendi

A bowl of yellow paste sits inside a ring of orange paper marigolds on a wooden table.

A framed picture of a figure riding a tiger beside a copper pot, yellow roses and marigolds.

A gold ring seen on its edge against a purple and blue starry backdrop.

What Couples Said

After their wedding

Smita NRI from Dubai

He Said Years Will Pass. But Good Photographs Become More Valuable With Time.

That was my first phone call with Anand. As a bride you already have too much going on. You should not be worrying about angles, whether your family made it into the frames, or whether your photographer is awkward around you. Anand and his team handle all of that so you can be present at your wedding. By the wedding day, I already knew we were in good hands.

Prarthana Hemanth, NRI bride from U.S.A.

Prarthana Hemanth NRI from U.S.A.

Five Minutes Into Meeting Anand, the Search Was Over.

I had shortlisted a few and started making calls. Five minutes into meeting Anand, I knew I wanted him to shoot my wedding. He puts in real effort to know our story and our family before the wedding. On the day, he was there for everything. He brings a reassuring presence and works comfortably with both couples and families.

Kirti Maharwal NRI from U.S.A. (Jaipur wedding)

Every Time I See My Wedding Photos, I Relive the Day.

Anand does not just click pictures. He documents moments and emotions in a way that lets you relive them. With minimal inputs and the chaos of a wedding, he covered all the important people and events. What stood out was his consistency, attention to detail, and ability to handle a complex wedding smoothly.

I.S. Devaiah, Coorg Kodava wedding client

I.S. Devaiah Partner at a Law Firm

He Sought Out the People Closest to Me. Even My Grandmother Who Hates Photos.

For my wedding at Bangalore, Anand did the candid photography. He himself identified and met the people closest to me, made them feel at ease, and shot their pictures. They turned out to be the best photos of my wedding. My grandmother who hates photos has her nicest pictures from that day. He also honored the solemnity of a traditional Coorg Kodava ceremony, which made the event more meaningful for us.

A woman with curly hair and a man with a shaved head sit side by side on a sofa covered in flower garlands, both smiling.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What halls does Hotel Royal Orchid in Bangalore have for a haldi or mehendi function?

Hotel Royal Orchid, on HAL Old Airport Road in Bengaluru, has several indoor halls and two outdoor lawns for weddings and pre-wedding functions, with catering handled in house. Harsha and Sourabh held their haldi and mehendi there.

How much does a wedding photographer cost in Bangalore?

Wedding photography with The Third Eye Photography starts at ₹2 lakh for two events: the wedding ceremony and reception. Couples who want broader coverage typically invest around ₹3.5 lakh. The final cost depends on the number of events and days, and on additions such as wedding films, drone coverage and albums. Tell us your date and events for a quote.

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Can we book a photographer for a Bengaluru wedding while we are living abroad?

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