॥ शतमानं भवति ॥

Shatamanam Bhavati

Our parents complete fifty years

Shanta

&

Krishnamurthy

Fifty years, and still finishing each other's sentences

Married 26 April 1977

Married 26 April 1977

Married in 1977 with sixty rupees and a borrowed car. Fifty years on, we would like you to help us mark it.

Monday, 26 April 2027 · Mysuru

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Fifty years is not a milestone. It is a habit.

Shanta & Krishnamurthy

Monday, 26 April 2027

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The years

Fifty Years

Told the only way it can be - in photographs, most of them slightly out of focus.

1977
Mysuru, AprilThe wedding
1985
Three of us, eventuallyThe children
2010
He lasted a monthRetirement
2027
Still here, still arguingFifty years
  1. The wedding

    1977

    Sixty rupees, a borrowed Ambassador, and both sets of parents unconvinced.

  2. The children

    1985

    A two-room house in Saraswathipuram and a great deal of patience.

  3. Retirement

    2010

    Went back to teaching, unpaid, at the school down the road.

  4. Fifty years

    2027

    Four grandchildren, one very old dog, and the same two chairs on the veranda.

The celebrations

Our Functions

Sathabhishekam Puja

Monday, 26 April 2027

11:00 AM

The blessing

Morning puja, followed by lunch. Family and friends.

Traditional

Gold, ochre & cream

Lalitha Mahal Palace

Siddhartha Nagar, Mysuru

Lunch

Monday, 26 April 2027

12:30 PM

The long one

On a leaf, as it should be.

Lalitha Mahal Palace

Siddhartha Nagar, Mysuru

Where

The Venue

Lalitha Mahal Palace

Lalitha Mahal Palace

Siddhartha Nagar
Mysuru

Moments

Fifty years

  • 1977
    The wedding
  • Together
    Sometime in the nineties
  • Now
    The veranda
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Fifty years is a long time to put up with anyone. Come and tell them so, in person.

With love and gratitude

Shanta & Krishnamurthy

Their children and grandchildren

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