N° 009 · The Three KnotsMuhurta in 150 days · 10:48

Sindhu& Karanveer

Two families. One cloth. Three knots on the morning of 13 February 2027.

Two threads, one green with gold in it and one vermilion, crossing on silk and tied in a single knot.

The Welcome

Dear guest, your thread is already on the cloth.

With the blessings of both our families, come and tie your name into ours.

Two wrists side by side, each tied with the turmeric thread.

Sindhu grew up with jasmine in her plait and Karanveer with a dhol under his window. Two houses, two languages, one table that now runs from Bengaluru to Delhi. The knot is ours; the thread is yours.

The Knots

Each knot is a day, or a night, where the two threads cross. Come to the ones you can; the cloth holds all of them.

Knot I

Arishina

Friday · 12 Feb · 10:00
Kannadiga

arishina · the turmeric morning

Turmeric on the bride at ten, green bangles at eleven. The morning belongs to the women of both houses.

Turmeric paste in a brass bowl beside marigolds and a lit lamp.
Knot II

Mehndi

Friday · 12 Feb · 16:00
Both families

mehndi · henna, the night before

Henna on the verandah through the afternoon; the aunts sing, the cousins keep score.

Knot III

Sangeet

Friday · 12 Feb · 19:30
Both families

sangeet · the families sing and dance

The dhol arrives with the baraat at nine; both families dance until the drummer gives up.

A dhol mid-stroke, red cord and stick, the drummers behind out of focus.
Knot IV

Maduve

Saturday · 13 Feb · 10:48
Kannadiga

maduve · dhare, the three knots, seven steps

The three knots are tied here.

Dhare at the muhurta, the three knots, the seven steps: the morning the two threads become one.

Hands tying the turmeric thread with its gold beads at the nape, jasmine in her hair.
Knot V

Reception

Saturday · 20 Feb · 19:30
Punjabi

the reception · the Delhi night, no rites, all dancing

Delhi, a week on: no rites, one long night, bring shoes you can dance in. The Grand Marquee, Chhatarpur Road.

The reception's string-light canopy, the stage glowing behind.

The Mantap

Sri Krishna Kalyana Mantapa, Malleshwaram

8th Cross, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru 560003 · Find the door

Getting there

Bengaluru traffic is a rite of its own. Leave an hour early; the mantap will wait for you, the muhurta will not.

What to wear

Silk and colour for Bengaluru. Something you can dance in for Delhi.

Gifts

Your presence is the gift. If you must, the families have chosen a fund over things.

Good to know

Every rite on this card carries one line saying whose it is and what it means. Ask us the rest at the door.

The Muhurta

Saturday, 13 February 2027 · 10:48

150 days from today. Come early; the muhurta will not wait.

The Reply

Tie your name into the thread. We are counting knots.

The Keepsake

On the cloth of Sindhu & Karanveer: your knot joins the couple's three, once tied.

Show them your knotKeep the morning

The Last Knot

The threads run off the edge of the cloth here. They pick up again on Saturday, 13 February 2027, and there is a knot waiting with your name on it.

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