The wedding season is just around the corner and it’s time to take a look at the marriage mandaps around the city. Everyone wants to book the best possible marriage mandap for the wedding. The mandap is as important as the wedding itself, if not more. The bride’s family is a lot more concerned about the mandap as it becomes a prestige issue for them. Everyone wants to provide the very best to their guests to make the wedding a memorable event.
Many people also hold reception parties after the marriage in these mandaps. Ideally, a good mandap should have ample space for accommodating guests, an AC banquet hall and adequate parking space for vehicles. It also helps if there is a kitchen where the caterers can prepare mouth watering delicacies that would be served to the guests. So let’s find out which are the best mandaps in the city and what makes them so popular. This post is designed to help you find a marriage mandap and is only limited to the sources available to us. Should you see any room for improvement in this post, feel free to contact us.
Abhishek Mandap
Abhishek Mandap is situated at Cuttack Road, Bapuji Nagar. The location is well connected by public transport and it is easy to locate the mandap as it is just besides the main road. This mandap has been constructed since many years and provides facilities for holding various types of functions at their premises. One can hold marriage celebrations, marriage receptions, thread ceremonies and birthday parties at this mandap.
Abhishek Mandap can comfortably accommodate up to 500 guests at the premises. Vehicles can be parked in front of the mandap. It is an ideal place for entertaining your guests.
Location and Contact Details: Abhishek Mandap, situated at Cuttack Road. Plot No – 229, Cuttack Road, Bapuji Nagar, Bhubaneswar- 751003. Phone: – 0674-2537640, 2572636
BMC Kalyan Mandap
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has seven Kalyan Mandaps & two Community Centres spread across the length and breadth of Bhubaneswar. These Kalyan mandaps are mainly used as marriage or reception venues. Major mandaps are Nayapalli Kalyan Mandap, Sahidnagar Kalyan Mandap (Ground floor), Sahidnagar Kalyan Mandap (First floor), V.S.S Nagar Kalyan Mandap, Chandrasekharpur Kalyan Mandap, Badagada Kalyan Mandap, Dakhinchandi Kalyan Mandap, Unit-8 Community Centre, Shastri Nagar Community Centre.
The biggest advantage of these BMC Kalyan Mandaps is their affordability and the various facilities associated with it. One can get ample parking space and open space in these mandaps. You have the option of either booking these mandaps with lawn or without lawn. The banquet halls are of decent size. Although they lack AC banquet halls, these Kalyan Mandaps are very popular among the people who want spacious mandaps but do not want to burn a hole in their pockets by opting for banquet halls in hotels. However, one has to deal with Kalyan mandaps booked is the associated with the process.
Location and Contact Details: Click here to book one of these Kalyan Mandaps
You can also contact BMC office directly. The BMC office is situated at Sachivalay Marg, Bhuabneswar.
BDA Nicco Park
BDA Nicco Park is located at heart of Bhubaneswar; it takes just 5 minutes to reach Nicco Park from Master Canteen area and is about 1.5 kms away from the Railway Station. Reaching Nicco Park from any point in Bhubanesar is not a problem at all. It is just about 5 kms away from Biju Patnaik Airport. There are four marriage mandaps of different sizes and shapes with additional facilities like musical fountain to entertain the guests. As the space available is open space, it is an ideal location for marriages and parties that would be held in the evenings. The four lawns at Nicco Park can cater to groups ranging from 350 to 2000 people. Neat and clean toilets are available and these are cleaned at regular intervals. There is ample parking space available for the guests and the parking is managed by security guards that are appointed at Nicco Park.
Location and Contact Details: BDA NIcco Park, 1st Floor, Lake Area, Lake Road, Madhusudan Nagar, Unit – 4, Bhubaneswar – 751012, Phone: O674 – 254 7253 / 254 4541
Royal Palace
Royal Palace is situated in the Old Town area of Bhuabneswar. Its exact location is on Tankapani Road. It is easily accessible from all parts of Bhubaneswar. This mandap is surrounded by open space and that is one of its biggest advantages. The mandap has got a clean and elegant look and has a posh feeling to it. The flooring is marble flooring. This mandap is ideal for those who want to throw marriages and receptions at an up market venue. This mandap can be used for marriages, reception, conferences, birthday celebrations and other functions like engagement parties and thread ceremonies. There is ample parking space available and the guests won’t have to worry about parking their vehicles.
Location and Contact Details: Plot.No-1151, Behind Sakuntala Market Complex, Tankapani Road, Bhubaneswar, Phone: 9238994101 / 9437190111 / 9437282277
Ridge Residency
Ridge Residency is amongst the oldest hotels and marriage mandap located in Beramunda area. It is located just besides the NH 5 at Ruchika Market. Although small, the place offers a decent sized banquet hall for accommodating guests. The location is well connected by public transport and it is very easy to locate the venue. This hotel offers catering services as well.
Location and Contact Details: Hotel Ridge Residency, Ruchika Market, In Front Of Rajdhani College, Baramunda, Bhubaneswar – 751003, Telephone: 0674 – 2354099
A.K.Padhi
If you are thinking of booking the halls of Hotel Crown, IRC village for marriage or similar ceremonial purposes, think twice. The hotel staff seem to have a tie up with the decorator (named Sunil, ph. 9437441801) who may ditch you at the last moment and ask for extra money. He did not supply me all items he was supposed to, lying that they were not included. Can you imagine when a person says that the decoration does not include the thrones on stage? He even misbehaves and uses abusive words if you argue. I had a bad experience last week. You may think of calling an outside decorator, but I am not sure whether they would entertain you. Though, I had quite good service from the catering and management side, I had a nasty and tense experience from decorator. I had complained to the management and given a negative feedback for the decorator, but I assume that the persons behind desk are either hand in glove with him or scared of him. Hence, consider the above matter prior to booking.