Upanayanam invitation cards, printed in Chennai
Poonool kalyanam invitations set in Tamil, Sanskrit and English, with the gothram and the muhurtham printed the way your priest wrote them.
What goes on an upanayanam card
Bring the details on a piece of paper or a photo of last year's family card. We set every line and show it to you before anything is printed.
- Invocation. An Om or a Ganesha line opens the card
- The ceremony. Named in Tamil, with the English line below it
- The boy. His name, and his parents names under it
- Date and muhurtham. The day, and the exact window your priest gave
- Gothram and nakshatram. Set exactly as your family uses them
- Venue. The hall or the house, with the area
A sample layout. Your card carries your own names, gothram, muhurtham and venue.
Tamil, Sanskrit and English on one card
Most upanayanam cards carry the ceremony text in Tamil with a Sanskrit sloka above it. An English sheet inside the same envelope covers guests who do not read Tamil.
- Slokas set in Grantha or Devanagari alongside the Tamil
- Gothram, nakshatram and rasi spelled the way your family uses them
- Muhurtham window printed exactly as your priest gave it
- Both sets of grandparents named, if you want them on the card
- A matching English inner sheet in the same envelope
The same paper, finishes and formats as our wedding cards
Questions we are asked about upanayanam cards
Yes. Send us the gothram, the nakshatram and the muhurtham time as your family priest gave them, and we will set them on the card. They appear on the proof for you to check before printing.
Yes. Slokas are usually set in Grantha or Devanagari alongside the Tamil text. Send the exact lines you want and we will typeset them.
Yes. The usual arrangement is the Tamil text on the main card and an English sheet inside the same envelope, so both sides of the family can read it.
Yes. Thank-you cards, return-gift tags and stickers can be printed to match the invitation. Ask for them when you place the order.
Send us a design you like and your date.
We reply on WhatsApp during shop hours with paper options and a price.