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संस्कार

Every sanskar, conducted properly — and sung.

Weddings are the bulk of the work, but the same approach applies to every ceremony: nothing shortened, everything sung, and the meaning said out loud so the family can follow what is happening.

Hemant Acharya singing into a microphone as a bride and groom stand at a garden mandap

विवाह संस्कार

Weddings

The complete vivah sanskar. Sung pheras, the meaning of each vow explained between verses, the pandit ensemble on microphones, and the guitar at the end.

The ceremony is planned around your family's customs — regional variations, kul devta rituals, the order your side follows — rather than a standard script. Tell him what your family does and he will build the day around it.

  • Ganesh Puja
  • Haldi
  • Varmala
  • Kanyadaan
  • Saptapadi
  • Sindoor & Mangalsutra
  • Vidaai
The pandit ensemble chanting at an outdoor destination-wedding mandap

गंतव्य विवाह

Destination weddings

He travels with his ensemble — resort lawns, palace courtyards, beach mandaps, farmhouse gardens. Travel and stay for the group are agreed at the time of booking.

One request worth making early: share the venue as soon as you have it. Sung mantras only work if they carry, so the microphones and sound setup need planning in advance rather than an hour before the muhurat.

  • Anywhere in India
  • Ensemble travels
  • Sound planned ahead
Hemant Acharya playing guitar and singing with a tabla player and keyboardist at a wedding

संगीतमय विवाह

Sangeetmay Vivah — the musical wedding

The full musical package as one booking: the ceremony, the chanting ensemble, and the live band — guitar, tabla and keys — from the varmala through to the last song of the night.

This is the version families book when they want the wedding to be an event rather than a formality, without giving up any part of the ritual to get there.

  • Live band
  • Tabla & keys
  • Guitar finale
  • Full evening

Also conducted

The rest of the sanskars.

गृह प्रवेश

Griha Pravesh & Vastu Shanti

Moving into a new home. Navagraha shanti, the havan and the vastu puja done in full, with each step explained to the family as it happens rather than performed over their heads.

सत्यनारायण

Satyanarayan Katha

The katha narrated properly and the bhajans actually sung — which is the form this ritual was always meant to take, and rarely takes.

बाल संस्कार

Naamkaran, Mundan & Annaprashan

The ceremonies of a child's first years, conducted warmly and at a pace that grandparents and toddlers can both keep up with.

भूमि पूजन

Bhoomi Pujan & corporate ceremonies

Ground-breaking, office openings and vastu ceremonies for businesses and builders. Run to time, and explained in language a mixed audience of colleagues and clients will follow.

भजन संध्या

Bhajan sandhya & kirtan

Book him purely as a singer — an evening of bhajans and kirtan with live tabla and keys, for a sangeet, a jagran, a temple programme or a gathering at home.

Booking

What he needs to know from you.

What should we send when we first message?

The date, the city or venue, and which ceremony. That is enough for him to tell you whether he is free. Everything else — the customs your family follows, the languages spoken at home, the number of guests — can come after.

How is the fee decided?

It depends on the ceremony, how many pandits the ritual calls for, whether the live band is included, and travel. He will quote you directly once he knows the date and the venue. Ask on WhatsApp — you will get a straight number, not a range.

How far in advance should we book?

As soon as you have a date. Peak muhurat dates fill months ahead, and the ensemble can only be at one mandap at a time.

Do you provide the puja samagri?

Tell him at the time of booking whether you want the samagri arranged or whether your family is bringing its own. Both are normal; what matters is that it is settled before the day.

Can the ceremony be conducted for an inter-community wedding?

Yes. Explaining the vows as they happen tends to matter most in exactly these weddings, where half the room may not have grown up with the ritual. Tell him what both families expect and he will plan accordingly.

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