60th Birthday celebrations, Delhi

shashtiabdhapoorthi celebration, 60th birthday celebration, doctor couple

I got the wonderful opportunity to document the very traditional and beautiful Shasthiabdhapoorthi (60th birthday celebrations) of our family doctor a few months back.
Shashtiabdhapoorthi is a Sanskrit name for a special ceremony on a person's sixtieth birthday. Shashtiabdhapoorti is celebrated on completion of 60 years of age of a person. This term is derived from Sanskrit in which Shashti means sixty; Abda–year; Poorthi-completion.

Spanning 2 days, the event was held at Sri Sarada Vidya Kendra in Delhi. Their children and other relatives flew in from across the world to celebrate this big milestone function.

Both of them were so relaxed as they went through the event - given that tamil-brahmin ceremonies can be very intense and intensive.

Dr. Rajam looked gorgeous in all of their kanjeevarams. And Dr. Ramachandran was as tranquil as ever.

This album has so many of my favourite images that selecting a few for the blog was very tough. So please bear with me for this longish set - and do show your support by liking, commenting and sharing my work :)

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About me

Hi! I am Shambhavi Kartik, a photographer-mom based out of Delhi. I have been a family events photographer for 5+ years now and have shot a variety of get-togethers like 50th anniversary celebrations, baby-showers, birthday parties etc.

Please do not hesitate to reach me at enquiry@shambhavik.com/ +91-9717006887 to know more about my offerings. I also take up photoshoot projects beyond Delhi