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Weddings season in Kolkata turns this beautiful city into paradise of joy and colours reflecting traditions and culturally enriched valours. During November to February, people and families get in preparations for grand weddings that try to maintain both traditions and the contemporary. Venues and Decor

Marble Palace and Rajbari Bawali are exclusive wedding destinations located in Kolkata which offers huge sprawling lawns and opulent halls to suit royal style wedding. Royal wedding of Suman & Shibu has been celebrated in Taj Bengal and ITC Royal Bengal also where all the modern banquet halls of today witness their period of action in flowers, lights, and rangoli of designs depicting the royal life of the season.

Cultural Extravaganza

Traditionally, Kolkata wedding has its own pomp and grandeur. Traditionally, bride and grooms listen to shehnai and dhak and perform some traditional wedding rites such as ‘Saat Paak’ and ‘Shubho Drishti. ’ Spectacular Baul singers and folk dances entertain guests during the ceremony. Fashion and Attire

The wedding season also becomes the fashion parade apart from getting famous for stunning Benarasi sarees in red, and gold tying up with designer red or gold doodh dhari, or designer sherwanis of the grooms. Some of the best shopping centers such as Gariahat and Park Street are alive as families search for those special wedding apparels.

Culinary Delights

Food is an essential complementary to any Kolkata wedding and hence lavish feasts form an integral part of the occasion. Having food with opulence of Bengali cusine, guests are served with luchi-alur dom, biryani dishes and desserts that include rasgulla and sandesh. In Kolkata wedding season is not just a series of functions but a cultural spectacle dedicated to the marriage and procreation of the society.