8 am, Saturday: The Murthy khandaan rushed around the Chamaraja Kalyana Mandir in Jayanagar 3rd Block to look over the final arrangements. Dressed in a magenta silk saree, Sudha Murthy, wife of Infosys Technologies chief mentor N R Narayan Murthy walked in at 10 am to check if everything was in place. Akshata and Rishi were already inside the mandap by that time. The occasion? Devara Samaradhane, where Akshata and Rishi, the bride and the bridegroom sat together on Saturday to invoke the blessings of God on their wedding nuptials.

Father and the bride: N R Narayan Murthy with Akshata, on Saturday

Only close family and hardly a handful of friends were invited for the ceremony. There were just 600 guests. The morning took off in a completely hush-hush way with hardly any noise around the venue. Akshata looked resplendent in a pretty pink organza silk saree with her hair left open, blow-dried and set in curls, while Rishi walked in, handsome in a pristine white kurta pyjama. Narayan Murthy walked in only around 3.15 pm, when all the prayers, proceedings and lunch had got over.

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