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From lavish Mehendi ceremony to the traditional 'Bale Shastra': A sneak peek into Kavya Gowda's pre-wedding rituals

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Dec 1, 2021, 15:43 IST
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​A sneak peek into Kavya Gowda's pre-wedding rituals

With just a day ahead of the big-fat Indian wedding, celebrations and the pre-wedding rituals are rife at actress Kavya Gowda's residence. Right from the 'Chapra Puje' to the lavish Mehendi function, here are a quick glimpse from Kavya's pre-wedding events.

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​The bride-to-be

Known for her high fashion statements, Kavya looked at her stylish best in all her pre-wedding rituals. She gave her attire a traditional touch to it. Be it a simple silk saree from the beginning of the rituals to the Turquoise blue Lehenga with traditional patterns embroidered for her Mehendi and Sangeet event, the actress looked radiant throughout.

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​The Bale shastra

The 'Bale shastra' is one of the important pre-wedding rituals performed by the bride's family. These pictures of Kavya performing the ritual is just cannot be missed.

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​One with the siblings

Kavya looked the happiest as she posed with her siblings in this picture. The trio is seen sporting traditional attire and definitely compliment each other in terms of look.

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​The perfect family portrait

This picture of the actress seems to have come straight out of the pre-wedding rituals which were held at their residence before leaving for the Mehendi event. It sure looks like a picture-perfect frame.

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​Kavya's Mehendi

Bride-to-be Kavya's Mehendi design is really beautiful. The Mehendi design on her feet and arms has a woman dressed up as a bride. Apart from that, the Mehendi had the essence of Indian design like the mango designs, lines, and flowers on it. However, what's special is the design also has Kavya's fiance's name on it.

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​Finding the name

Here is a very cute picture of Kavya's fiance searching for his name hidden in the Mehendi designed on his soon-to-be wife's hand. Sharing the picture on her Instagram handle, Kavya wrote, "Took him quite a while to find his name… I had to nudge him into that direction," (sic)

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​The dancing bride

Kavya is living every moment of her pre-wedding rituals. The actress was snapped candid as she danced all the way inside the venue to join her family members.

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​With her niece

Kavya's bond with her one and only niece Adhya can never be ignored. She is indeed a proud 'Chikki-Ma' to Adhya. The little girl was often spotted with her dearest 'Chikki Ma' throughout the events.

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Sister goals

Here is a picture of the actress and her sister snapped during the ritual. The sisters were caught in a candid frame amidst the Bale shastra.

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