Multi-day Coverage
We cover the whole run of celebrations, from the haldi and mehndi through to the reception and the vidaai.
Hindu Wedding Photographer in Canterbury
Gentle, observant Hindu wedding photography in Canterbury, through the sangeet, the sacred fire and the send-off, in a timeless style, finished in a fine-art album.
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Your Hindu wedding photographer in Canterbury, at a glance
Award winning photographer Kaushik Bathia has spent twenty five years learning the rhythm of Hindu ceremonies, and brings that understanding to weddings in Canterbury, wherever in Kent your venue happens to be. At the haldi we work slightly back with the kit protected, because turmeric travels further than anyone expects, and wiping a lens mid ceremony costs a minute of the best fun. Whether the ceremony in Canterbury runs to two hours or six, the ganesh puja, the varmala, the seven steps and the closing blessings are all recorded, along with the faces of the family watching them. Big receptions do not rattle us. After a thousand celebrations, noise, crowds and a room of five hundred guests are simply the conditions of the job rather than an obstacle to it. Albums are designed and hand finished after the wedding, a second photographer can be added for the baraat and reception, and a pre-wedding shoot is easily arranged. Travelling anywhere in the UK is fine by us.
The Old Kent Barn gives a Hindu wedding in Canterbury the one thing the city centre cannot, which is room for a baraat to arrive on foot with dhol and for a mandap to be built without hurry. Ganesh puja opens the day, the milni follows at the entrance, and the pheras run to the agni inside. Westgate Gardens on the Great Stour is the pick for portraits after the kanyadaan, with high speed trains from Canterbury West bringing London guests down. Families arriving early usually stay in Sturry or Chartham.
Serving Canterbury
A warm welcome to Hindu couples in Canterbury
Canterbury is a cathedral city with historic venues. Country houses, hotel ballrooms and temple complexes across Kent all appear in our Hindu wedding work, and many of them sit close to Whitstable, Herne Bay and Faversham. The groom's entrance sets the tone, and we photograph the baraat building around him, the family dancing him in and the moment the mandap comes into view for the first time.
We shoot in a documentary way, following the day as it unfolds rather than staging it, so your Hindu wedding looks and feels like the real thing when you look back. Our method is unobtrusive; we read the rhythm of the rituals, anticipate the next moment and stay out of the way while the ceremony carries on undisturbed. We shoot candidly through the long ceremony, resting the camera on the small human details, the joined hands, the knotted garments, the shared smiles, as the priest guides you.
We have photographed enough weddings in Canterbury to know it properly. Canterbury is a cathedral city with historic venues, and we cover the surrounding towns of Ashford and Gravesend just as often. Venues we know well in and near Canterbury include Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, ABode Canterbury and The Old Kent Barn.
Canterbury is a cathedral city whose cathedral, abbey and church form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Served by Canterbury West and Canterbury East stations, with high speed trains to London St Pancras. For portraits away from the celebration, Westgate Gardens, riverside gardens on the Great Stour, and Dane John Gardens works beautifully, and Canterbury Cathedral, seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and St Augustine's Abbey adds a real sense of place.
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What we offer
What is included in your Canterbury Hindu wedding coverage
Mixed Hindu Weddings
Blended traditions and families, covered with an eye for the rituals that matter most to you both.
Punjabi Weddings
The energy of a Punjabi wedding, from the bhangra to the anand karaj, captured with warmth and pace.
Every Hindu ritual
The mandap, the agni and the pheras
Hasta melap joins your hands beneath the cloth, and the frame we want is level with the hands rather than looking down on them, so we drop low for that part of the ritual. As the sindoor is applied and the mangalsutra tied, we photograph the closeness of the moment, the expressions and the hands, treating it with the reverence it holds for your families. During the ganesh puja that opens the ceremony, we stay quiet and low, photographing the priest, the offerings and the small gestures of the family as the day is blessed.
The welcome and the grah shanti set the tone for the days ahead, and we photograph these smaller ceremonies with the same care we bring to the main event. We photograph the speeches at the reception for the reactions as much as the words, catching the laughter, the wiped eyes and the glances between you as your friends speak. We photograph the first dance for the small things, the way you hold each other, the family singing along and the friends crowding in as the song comes to a close.
The whole celebration
Nothing left uncovered across your Canterbury wedding
We like to arrive early, while the henna is still drying and the house is busy with cousins, aunts and last-minute preparations. Turban tying takes several attempts and several relatives, and the negotiation over it is funnier than the result, so we cover the whole process rather than the finished photograph alone.
We work the full day without losing the thread, following the baraat, the ceremony and the reception as parts of a single story. From the first beat of the dhol to the last goodbye at the vidaai, we keep a steady eye on the day so its whole arc is there.
Why choose us
Comfortable in the mandap and the mayhem
Five European Gold awards say something about our pictures, but the years behind them say more, because consistency across a fourteen hour wedding day is much the harder thing to achieve. We have photographed enough baraats, mandaps and receptions to move through them with confidence, reading the day rather than being carried along by it.
Distance is rarely the problem; timing is. Tell us your first event and we will work backwards from it, staying locally the night before if reaching Kent in time calls for it. Weddings take us all over the United Kingdom from London, and a celebration in Kent sits comfortably within that. Ask and we will confirm availability and any travel cost straight away.
Where we travel
London based, Canterbury ready
Our work takes us all over the country from London, so the distances involved in a multi-venue Hindu wedding in Kent are ones we simply factor in. We are happy to travel, and a day that starts at a temple in Kent and finishes at a reception venue some miles away is one we handle without difficulty.
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Good to know
Wedding photography in Canterbury, frequently asked questions
Yes, and accurately so. Given how much colour matters at a Hindu wedding, our Canterbury couples care about it deeply, and rightly. Both in the shooting and the editing we pay real attention to the reds, golds and jewel tones of the clothing and jewellery, ensuring a lehenga stays as vivid on screen as it was in life without becoming garish or flat.
Certainly. Canterbury and the wider {COUNTY} area are places we photograph Hindu weddings often, and we know the temples, halls and hotels couples tend to pick nearby. Because we cover weddings all over the UK, wherever your ceremony and reception take place, we can be there. Share your venues and dates with us and we will sort out the arrangements.
Everything comes to you through a private online gallery, viewable on any phone, tablet or computer and easy to pass to family at home and abroad. Within it you can download high-resolution files for your own printing, while relatives are free to order copies of their own. It means grandparents overseas can share in the wedding right alongside you. Around Canterbury we have photographed at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge and ABode Canterbury.
Yes, gladly. Plenty of Canterbury couples want lovely photographs without the scale of a huge event, and we are glad to oblige. A compact wedding gives us the calm and closeness to record the ganesh puja, the pheras and those family moments in real detail, which means the finished album is warm and personal whatever the guest list.
Quite likely, yes. Many families are unable to lock in a date until the muhurat is confirmed by the priest, sometimes just a few months out, and we are used to that. As soon as you know, get in touch and we will look at our availability immediately. If we happen to be taken on your date, we will be upfront and point you in a helpful direction. Locally in Canterbury that takes in Canterbury Cathedral, seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and St Augustine's Abbey.
Yes, gladly. The mehndi and sangeet brim with colour, music and emotion and lay the mood for everything to follow, so we are always happy to include them, whether as part of a multi-day booking or on their own. Covering these nights also means your family are familiar faces by the wedding day, and that ease carries through the entire celebration. Canterbury is easy to reach, served by Canterbury West and Canterbury East stations, with high speed trains to London St Pancras.
Yes, more often than not. There is a particular exuberance to Punjabi Hindu weddings, the high-spirited baraat, the dhol, the sheer amount of dancing, and we lean into it, working fluidly to keep pace with the celebration. At the same time we hold steady for the calmer Hindu rituals beneath the mandap when the day asks for that stillness. Outdoors in Canterbury we like Westgate Gardens, riverside gardens on the Great Stour, and Dane John Gardens.
More in Canterbury
More wedding & photography services in Canterbury
The same team, experience and care across every wedding and service we cover in Canterbury. For weddings of every tradition in Canterbury, see our wedding photographer in Canterbury page. Browse our Hindu wedding photography page, the wedding photography overview, all areas we serve, or nearby Ashford and Southend-on-Sea. We also photograph Hindu weddings across Kent, including Gravesend, Gillingham, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Maidstone and Ashford.
Recent weddings
Recent Hindu weddings near Canterbury
Baraat · Mandap · Pheras · Mehndi · Sangeet
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