A royal wedding: Mysuru Wadiyar scion, Yaduveer all set to tie the knot

Mysuru: The iconic Amba Vilas Palace here is all decked up for the royal wedding of Wadiyar family scion Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar on Monday. Boston-educated Yaduveer (24) will tie the nuptial knot with Trishika Kumari Singh at Kalyana Mantapa in the palace between 9:05 am and 9:35 am during the auspicious Karkataka lagna, palace sources have said. Trishika is the daughter of Harshvardhan Singh and Maheshri Kumari from the Dungarpur royal family in Rajasthan. [caption id=“attachment_2857088” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Yaduveer Wadiyar and Trishika Kumari. Facebook/ Yaduveera Singh[/caption] Marriage rituals have been underway since Saturday with the stamp of royal traditions. The rituals began with Yaduveer performing ‘pada puja’ to ‘Rajaguru’ Bramhatantra Parakala mutt seer Abhinava Vageesha Brahmatantra Swatantra Swami. In a traditional ceremony on 28 May last year, Yaduveer was crowned as the titular head of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family. During Dasara he had ascended the golden throne to preside over the ‘khasa (private) durbar’, which is reminiscent of the bygone era. About 1,000 invited guests are expected to witness the marriage ceremonies which will be officiated by a battery of priests. Among those invited include top politicians, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Cabinet colleagues, diplomats from consulates of several countries, erstwhile royal families from across the country. Wedding receptions will be held on 28 June and 2 July at palace in Mysuru and Bengaluru respectively. Yaduveer was engaged to Trishika much before his adoption as scion to royal family. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, widow of Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, the last descendant of Wadiyar dynasty, formally adopted Yaduveera Gopal Raj Urs in February last year, as the couple had no children. After the adoption, he was rechristened as Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar. Yaduveer, now the 27th “King” of Wadiyar dynasty has completed his BA in Economics and English at Boston University in the US and is the grandson of Princess Gayatri Devi, the eldest daughter of the last Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar. The Wadiyar dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Mysuru from 1399 to 1947, the last king being Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, who ruled from 1940 until Indian independence in 1947 when he acceded his kingdom to the dominion of India, but continued as the Maharaja until India became a Republic in 1950. People in old Mysuru region of Karnataka still revere Wadiyar rulers for their contribution to society that includes construction of KRS dam across river Cauvery and establishment of industries and educational institutions.