Indian Wedding Resources Near Pittsburgh

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  While it may seem unlikely to evoke the Hindu wedding goddess Agni in western Pennsylvania, everything from the mandap to the diya to the mauli can be found near Pittsburgh. There is a strong Hindu community in Pennsylvania; accessible businesses in the surrounding area ensure that an Indian wedding ceremony in Pittsburgh can have all the essential elements.

Barat Nikasi

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  Barat Nikasi involves the bride and groom riding to the wedding site on a horse or an elephant. While the elephant is not possible in Pittsburgh, however, Greenfield Farms in Pittsburgh regularly rents horses to wedding parties. It also offers wedding carriages, if the bride and groom will be traveling to the wedding through a more urban area.

Wedding Photography

• It is important to hire a photographer who understands which portions of the rite to capture to commemorate the day. SYPhotography serves both New York and Pennsylvania; its photographers specialize in Indian wedding ceremonies. In addition to photographs of the day, the photographers also do engagement pictures.

Indian Reception Music

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  Most commercial disc jockeys in Pittsburgh do not have the resources or music library to play for an Indian or Hindu ceremony. However, Minakshi Indian DJ has several operations nationally; they do play for weddings in the Pittsburgh area.

Pittsburgh Temples

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  There are a number of area temples that offer a locale not only for the ceremony itself, but rooms available to rent for the reception. The Sri Venkateswara Temple in Penn Hills offers services, as well as three auditoriums and one dining hall to rent. The Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple in Monroeville is smaller, but it also has space available for ceremonies. The Hindu Jain temple has space for ceremonies and also offers music services.

Catering the Wedding

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  As of 2010, India Garden in Pittsburgh has been rated Best Indian Food in the city for the past 14 years. India Garden provides custom catering and delivery. The Garden is well known in the Pittsburgh Indian community; it can prepare a variety of dishes from both northern and southern India, with a large number of the dishes being vegetarian.