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.

50th wedding anniversary celebration, Gurgaon (Gurugram)

It was a surprise anniversary party planned by Gurpreet & Roopa for their parents. The surprise and shock on aunty’s face was so evident. For a moment, I felt like just keeping my camera down and savouring the moment. And I couldn’t, for the fear of missing this beautiful moment for the family. Cons of being a photographer, eh?

Other family eventShambhavi KartikNovember 12, 201750th wedding anniversary, Family event, Family get togetherComment

Golden jubilee celebration event, Delhi

Anand uncle and Meera aunty’s 50th wedding anniversary celebration event was held in CSOI (Civil Services Officer’s Institute) in Delhi. It was a simple get together of family and friends celebrating such a huge milestone.