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Puspal ChandraPHOTOGRAPHY ENQUIRE

A WEDDING STORY

Aileen &
Shivalik.

From gentle moments by the water to a Haldi bursting with colour and a wedding beneath the lights.

Begin their story 29 PHOTOGRAPHS · ONE STORY

Aileen and Shivalik smiling beneath a shower of flower petals

THE STORY OF AILEEN & SHIVALIK

From stillness
to celebration.

It begins beside the water. Aileen wears yellow, Shivalik waits among the greenery, and there is time to notice the small details before the day gathers pace.

Then Haldi brings everyone together. Petals, colour and laughter give way to an evening of arrivals, garlands and rituals. In the middle of it all are Aileen and Shivalik, finding each other again and again.

I / A QUIET BEGINNING

A little time by the water.

The first portraits are unhurried: a yellow sari, soft light and a lakeside breeze.

Aileen in a yellow sari near the water beneath palm leaves — 01 / 29

Aileen by the lakeside in a yellow sari — 02 / 29

Aileen enjoying a quiet moment by the water — 03 / 29

Aileen seated on the grass in her yellow sari — 04 / 29

Shivalik wearing a yellow kurta among tropical foliage — 05 / 29

A close view of Aileen’s hands, jewellery and decorated feet — 06 / 29

II / HALDI

All the colour arrives.

Friends come close, and the afternoon turns into flowers, water and laughter.

Friends gathering close around Aileen at her Haldi — 07 / 29

Aileen laughing while friends apply Haldi to her face — 08 / 29

Shivalik celebrating with his friends at Haldi — 09 / 29

Water and colour flying around Shivalik at Haldi — 10 / 29

Shivalik and friends laughing during the Haldi celebrations — 11 / 29

Aileen surrounded by family and flowers at Haldi — 12 / 29

Aileen laughing beneath a shower of petals — 13 / 29

Bright colour and laughter during Aileen’s Haldi — 14 / 29

III / BEFORE THE WEDDING

A pause before the lights.

The bridal portraits, a glowing mandap, and the moments just before they meet again.

Aileen in her embroidered bridal outfit beside the lake — 15 / 29

Aileen in her bridal outfit with a pink veil — 16 / 29

Aileen in a teal outfit standing in soft light — 17 / 29

A warm close portrait of Aileen in her bridal outfit — 18 / 29

Aileen seen in the reflection of a window — 19 / 29

The wedding mandap glowing at dusk — 20 / 29

Shivalik standing by the water at twilight — 21 / 29

Aileen arriving by the water with her veil — 22 / 29

IV / TOGETHER

The story is theirs.

An arrival, the garlands, the petals, and the rituals that bring them together.

Aileen arriving for the wedding in a red ceremonial palki — 23 / 29

Aileen smiling with family during the wedding — 24 / 29

Shivalik dressed for the wedding with a flower garland — 25 / 29

Aileen and Shivalik exchanging flower garlands — 26 / 29

Aileen and Shivalik smiling beneath a shower of flower petals — 27 / 29

Aileen and Shivalik taking part in a ritual beside the wedding fire — 28 / 29

Shivalik placing sindoor on Aileen’s forehead — 29 / 29

AILEEN & SHIVALIK

Together, through every chapter.

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