Avadhani Nisargah

A forty-year-old property on BDA 80 Feet Road at JP Nagar 8th Phase, built in Chettinad style — a mugappu entrance opening into a courtyard with carved Burmese columns, which is not something you find in a purpose-built banquet hall.

Six spaces, each named and each doing a different job. Vivaaha Nilaya is an outdoor mandapa with granite pillars under mature trees, for the ceremony itself. Prakrithi Nilaya is a lawn for the smaller functions. Bhojana Nilaya handles dining. The Luxe Suites are for the bride getting ready.

Bhakti Nilaya is a Siddhivinayak temple on the property, built in Chola architecture. For families who want the muhurtham performed properly rather than staged on a decorated platform, that is the deciding factor, and no other venue on your list has one.

Vishrama Nilaya is more than ten summerhouses overlooking the pool, so the immediate family stays on site through a multi-day celebration.

There are also a dozen or so themed photoshoot sets around the grounds — Spanish, Tuscan, Santorini, Moroccan. Useful to know, since it means the pre-wedding shoot can happen where the wedding is rather than costing a separate day and location.

Takes up to a thousand guests across indoor and outdoor spaces.