Couple tie the knot according to Kuvempu’s ‘Mantra Mangalya’

TNN | Updated: Apr 13, 2020, 12:13 IST

MYSURU: The son of former advocate general and activist Ravivarma Kumar on Sunday tied the knot with the daughter of a contractor in a ceremony shorn of frills, and in keeping with the spirit of poet laureate Kuvempu’s idea of ‘Mantra Mangalya’.
Simple wedding ceremonies have become the norm following the enforcement of the lockdown, and many couples have even gone to the extent of tying the knot online. On Sunday, in a similarly minimalistic ceremony, R Abhi Mandela married Navya, a wildlife activist, in a ceremony where no Sanskrit hymns were chanted nor any Vedic rituals performed.
The ceremony was held at the bride’s home in Lakshmipuram, with the retired inspector-general of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) K Arkesh reciting lines from the book, Mantra Mangalya, which the bride and groom repeated in an exchange of vows.
There were no more than ten guests at the ceremony, among whom were former minister Geetha Mahadeva Prasad and former MLC Y Mahesh.