Lagna patrike matter
Kannada wedding card wording, in English
Lagna patrike wording to copy — from the groom's family or the bride's, for friends and for WhatsApp — and a line for every ceremony, from the Nischitartha to the Aaratakshate.
A Kannada lagna patrike often opens with the family deity's name — Shri Manjunatha Prasanna, say — then invites guests with the elders' blessings, names the groom (Chi.) and the bride (Chi. Sow.) with their parents, gives the date, the muhurta and the kalyana mantapa, and asks guests to bless the couple with akshate. Six wordings below are ready to copy.
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How a lagna patrike reads, top to bottom
An opening line
Optional. Shri Ganeshaya Namaha — or the family deity's name with Prasanna, "by the grace of": Shri Manjunatha Prasanna, Shri Chamundeshwari Prasanna.
Shubha Vivaha
The heading: "auspicious wedding".
The invitation
With the blessings of the elders, the family invites you — with your family and friends.
The bride and groom
Chi. before the groom's name and Chi. Sow. before the bride's, with whose son and daughter they are; Smt. and Sri before the parents' names.
The date and the muhurta
The day, the date and the muhurta to the minute. Many cards add the samvatsara, masa and tithi, as the purohit gives them.
The venue
The kalyana mantapa, its area and the city — with a map, if you send it digitally.
The other ceremonies
The Nischitartha, devara karya, arishina, vara pooje and the Aaratakshate — each with its day, time and place.
The request
Come with your family, bless the couple with akshate, and stay for the oota.
The names at the foot
The parents who invite — and often the grandparents and the whole family, awaiting your arrival.
An opening line, if you wish
Many Kannada cards begin with Shri Ganeshaya Namaha, or with the family deity's name and Prasanna — "by the grace of". Every wording below works with any of them, or with none.
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To Shri Ganesha
|| Shri Ganeshaya Namaha ||
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To your family deity
|| Shri [Manjunatha] Prasanna ||
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To Chamundeshwari, in Mysuru
|| Shri Chamundeshwari Prasanna ||
Wordings to copy
Change the words in brackets to yours.
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From the groom's parents
Shubha Vivaha With the blessings of our elders and our family deity, we invite you and your family to the wedding of our son Chi. [Pranav] with Chi. Sow. [Sahana] daughter of Smt. [Vani] and Sri [Mohan Rao], [Kuvempunagar, Mysuru] Muhurta: [Saturday, 6 March 2027], [10:41 am] Venue: [Mallige Kalyana Mantapa, Vijayanagar, Mysuru] Please come with your family and bless the couple with your akshate. With respect, Smt. [Shobha] and Sri [Suresh Hegde]
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From the bride's parents
Shubha Vivaha With the blessings of our elders, we invite you, with your family and friends, to the wedding of our daughter Chi. Sow. [Sahana] with Chi. [Pranav] son of Smt. [Shobha] and Sri [Suresh Hegde], [Bengaluru] Dhaare muhurta: [Saturday, 6 March 2027], [10:41 am] at [Mallige Kalyana Mantapa, Vijayanagar, Mysuru] Aaratakshate: the same day, from [7 pm], at [The Palace View Lawns, Nazarbad, Mysuru] Please come, bless the couple and stay for the oota. Smt. [Vani] and Sri [Mohan Rao] Awaiting your arrival: [Ajji, Ajja and all the Rao family]
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In plain English
Mrs. [Shobha] and Mr. [Suresh Hegde] and Mrs. [Vani] and Mr. [Mohan Rao] request the pleasure of your company at the wedding of [Pranav] and [Sahana] on [Saturday, 6 March 2027] The muhurta is at [10:41 am]; please be seated by [10:15 am] at [Mallige Kalyana Mantapa, Vijayanagar, Mysuru] Lunch follows.
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From the couple
[Pranav] and [Sahana] are getting married in [Mysuru]! Our families have set the muhurta for [10:41 am] on [Saturday, 6 March 2027], and we would love you there — from the Nischitartha on [Thursday] to the Aaratakshate on [Saturday] evening. Come for one day or all three; every ceremony and its place is in our invitation. With love, [Pranav and Sahana]
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For friends
We're getting married! [Pranav] and [Sahana], [Saturday, 6 March 2027], [Mysuru]. Come for the sangeet on [Friday] night, stay up for the muhurta at [10:41 am], and don't you dare miss the oota on banana leaves. Times, places and maps are all in our invitation. See you there, [Pranav and Sahana]
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Short, for WhatsApp
Namaskara [Gowda family], With the blessings of our elders, our son [Pranav] is marrying [Sahana] on [Saturday, 6 March 2027] in [Mysuru], at the muhurta of [10:41 am]. Please come with your family and give them your akshate. Every ceremony, with a map, is in our invitation: [link] [Shobha and Suresh Hegde]
A line for each ceremony
For the foot of the card, or a page of its own.
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Nischitartha
Nischitartha (engagement) · [Thursday, 4 March 2027] · [6:30 pm] · [the Rao home, Kuvempunagar, Mysuru]
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Devara karya
Devara karya · [Friday, 5 March 2027] · [7:30 am] · [the Hegde home] — prayers to the family deity
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Arishina
Arishina (haldi) · [Friday, 5 March 2027] · [9:30 am] · [the Rao home] — wear something yellow
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Mehendi
Mehendi · [Friday, 5 March 2027] · from [3 pm] · [the Rao home]
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Vara pooje
Vara pooje · [Friday, 5 March 2027] · [5:30 pm] — the groom's party is welcomed · [Mallige Kalyana Mantapa, Vijayanagar]
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Sangeet
Sangeet · [Friday, 5 March 2027] · from [7:30 pm] · [Mallige Kalyana Mantapa] — dinner on banana leaves
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Kashi Yatre
Kashi Yatre · [Saturday, 6 March 2027] · [8:30 am] · [Mallige Kalyana Mantapa]
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The muhurta
Dhaare muhurta · [Saturday, 6 March 2027] · [10:41 am] — please be seated by [10:15 am] · [Mallige Kalyana Mantapa] — lunch follows
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Aaratakshate
Aaratakshate (reception) · [Saturday, 6 March 2027] · from [7 pm] · [The Palace View Lawns, Nazarbad, Mysuru]
Every word on the card, explained
- Lagna patrike
- The Kannada wedding card — lagna is the wedding, patrike the letter.
- Maduve
- The Kannada word for a wedding.
- Shubha Vivaha
- "Auspicious wedding" — the heading of many cards.
- Prasanna
- "By the grace of" — the opening line of many cards, after the family deity's name: Shri Manjunatha Prasanna.
- Chi. (Chiranjeevi)
- "May he live long" — written before the groom's name.
- Chi. Sow. (Chiranjeevi Soubhagyavathi)
- Written before the bride's name: may she live long, and have a happy married life.
- Sri and Smt.
- Mr. and Mrs., before the parents' names.
- Divangata
- "The late", for a grandparent who has passed away — on cards in English, often just "Late".
- Nischitartha
- The engagement, when the two families settle the match and the wedding date.
- Devara karya
- The family's prayers to its deity, at home, before the wedding.
- Arishina
- Turmeric — and the turmeric ceremony itself.
- Vara pooje
- The bride's family welcomes the groom, usually on the eve of the wedding.
- Kashi Yatre
- The groom sets off, in fun, for Kashi with an umbrella and a fan — until the bride's brother talks him into marrying instead.
- Dhaare
- The bride's parents give her hand, pouring water over the couple's joined hands. Many cards give the muhurta as the dhaare muhurta.
- Mangalya dharane
- The tying of the mangalya, the sacred thread, at the muhurta.
- Saptapadi
- The seven steps the couple take together.
- Akshate
- Rice mixed with turmeric, which guests shower on the couple as their blessing.
- Aaratakshate
- The reception — guests bless the couple with aarati and akshate.
- Oota
- The meal — at a wedding, served on banana leaves.
- Thambula
- Betel leaves and areca nut, given to guests as they leave.
- Kalyana mantapa
- The wedding hall — in Bengaluru often called a choultry.
Before you print or send
Give the muhurta to the minute
Write it as the purohit gives it — "Muhurta 10:41 am" — with a time to be seated, so nobody walks in after the akshate.
Copy the samvatsara and tithi exactly
Many cards give the Kannada calendar date — the samvatsara, masa and tithi — beside the English one. Take it word for word from the purohit; never work it out yourself.
Check every name with both families
The spellings, the Chi. and Chi. Sow., who is written as Divangata, and whose names go at the foot. Ask the eldest in each family before you send.
Say that lunch follows
After a morning muhurta, "Lunch follows" tells guests to stay on for the oota rather than leave after the akshate.
Give the Aaratakshate its own line
Many guests come only for the reception. Its own day, time, place and map keeps them from arriving at the mantapa in the morning.
A lagna patrike that opens
Ganjifa turns these words into a box of round painted cards on green Mysore silk: each family's name is on its lid, guests draw a card to find the date, and every ceremony, from the Nischitartha to the Aaratakshate, is dealt onto the silk.
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Questions families ask
What is written on a Kannada lagna patrike?
From the top: an optional line to Shri Ganesha or the family deity, Shubha Vivaha, the invitation with the elders' blessings, the groom (Chi.) and the bride (Chi. Sow.) with their parents, the date and the muhurta, the kalyana mantapa, the other ceremonies, and the family's names at the foot.
What is the dhaare muhurta?
The moment of the wedding: the bride's parents give her hand, water is poured over the couple's joined hands, and the mangalya is tied. The purohit sets it to the minute, and most cards give its time so guests are seated before it.
How do you write the bride's and groom's names?
Chi. (Chiranjeevi) before the groom's name and Chi. Sow. (Chiranjeevi Soubhagyavathi) before the bride's, with their parents as Sri and Smt. Divangata — or simply "Late" — is for a grandparent who has passed away.
What is the Aaratakshate?
The reception: guests bless the couple with aarati and akshate. Some families hold it on the evening of the wedding, some on the evening before — give it its own time and place on the card.
Can we send the lagna patrike on WhatsApp?
Yes — as a digital lagna patrike. With Invitetale it is a link where a painted box of Ganjifa cards opens to each family's name, with every ceremony, its time, place and a map. Free to try; ₹1,999 once to send.
Sending it on WhatsApp? Wedding invitation messages, ready to copy.