# Photo credits

Source: https://kalyanco.com/credits

Publisher: Kalyan Co (https://kalyanco.com)

Updated: 2026-10-01

Every photo on this site is from Wikimedia Commons, used under a free licence and credited on the image. Photos of places show the real place; photos of customs, food and décor are illustrative and are not weddings Kalyan Co planned; on sample venue listings the photo shows the area, not the venue.

| Photo | Author | Licence | Source |
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| A Chinese fishing net near Kochi | Hans A. Rosbach | CC BY-SA 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kochi_chinese_fishing-net-20080215-01a.jpg |
| A decorated wedding mandap | Dhimant12 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chowry_Decoration.JPG |
| A houseboat near Nedumudy, Kerala backwaters | Ingo Mehling | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nedumudy_-_Houseboat.jpg |
| A houseboat on Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom | Geyo John | CC BY-SA 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Kettu_Vallam_At_Vembanattu_Lake,Kumarakom,Alleppy,Kerala,India_-_panoramio.jpg |
| A kalash and lamps set out for an engagement ceremony | AmanAgrahari01 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indian_Engagement_ceremony_30.jpg |
| A Kathakali performance in Munnar | Ingo Mehling | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Munnar_-_Kalari_Kshetra_-_Kathakali_Actor_-_4.jpg |
| A Kerala wedding stage | കാക്കര | CC BY-SA 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marriage_-_%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%82_12.JPG |
| A lit nilavilakku, the Kerala oil lamp | Vinayaraj | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nilavilakku_at_Muthappan_temple,_Puralimala_(6).jpg |
| A Portuguese-era house in Fontainhas, Panaji, Goa | iMahesh | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_house_on_the_streets_of_Fontainhas,_Panaji_(05).jpg |
| A sadya on a banana leaf | Ramesh NG from Bangalore, INDIA | CC BY-SA 2.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Onam_Sadya_(9770891154).jpg |
| Amber Fort seen from Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur | Jakub Hałun | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20191218_Amber_Fort_seen_from_Jaigarh_Fort_1617_9427.jpg |
| Backwaters near Nedumudy, Alappuzha district, Kerala | Ingo Mehling | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerala_Backwaters_near_Nedumudy_-_4.jpg |
| Backwaters near Nedumudy, Kerala | Ingo Mehling | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerala_Backwaters_near_Nedumudy_-_3.jpg |
| Bangalore Palace, Bengaluru | Basavaraj M | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BANGALORE_PALACE.jpg |
| Boats on Palolem beach, South Goa | darkobajic | CC BY 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palolem_beach_-_panoramio_(1).jpg |
| Bridal mehndi | Iratze by izz | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Bengali_Bride.jpg |
| Chenda melam drummers at a function | Mamichaelraj | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CHENDA_MELA.jpg |
| Cheraman Juma Masjid, Kodungallur, Kerala | Vis M | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cheraman_Juma_Masjid_2024_02.jpg |
| City Palace on Lake Pichola, Udaipur | Jakub Hałun | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20191207_City_Palace,_Udaipur_1701_7325.jpg |
| Elephants at the Ramganga river, Corbett Tiger Reserve | A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF | CC BY-SA 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elephant_group_in_Corbett_TR,_June_2017,_AJT_Johnsingh._P1120887.JPG |
| Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple, Kerala, where many families hold weddings | Ms Sarah Welch | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Entrance_mandala_of_the_Hindu_Mahadeva_Temple,_Ettumanoor_Kerala.jpg |
| Fontainhas, the Latin quarter of Panaji, Goa | iMahesh | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Streets_of_Fontainhas,_Panaji_(02).jpg |
| Ghats on Lake Pichola, Udaipur | Jakub Hałun | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20191207_Lake_Pichola,_City_Palace,_Udaipur,_1516_7254.jpg |
| Hair-crested drongo, Jim Corbett National Park | Giles Laurent | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:020_Hair-crested_drongo_in_the_rain_in_Jim_Corbett_National_Park_Photo_by_Giles_Laurent.jpg |
| Hawa Mahal, Jaipur | Chainwit | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hawa_Mahal_east_facade_(14-07-2022).jpg |
| Houseboats on the Kerala backwaters | Vyacheslav Argenberg | CC BY 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kerala_backwaters,_Houseboats,_India.jpg |
| Indian peafowl, Jim Corbett National Park | Giles Laurent | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:023_Indian_peafowl_in_Jim_Corbett_National_Park_Photo_by_Giles_Laurent.jpg |
| Inside a kettuvallam houseboat | Challiyan | CC BY 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_boat_fascia.jpg |
| Jal Mahal, Jaipur | Arjuncm3 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jalmahal_jaipur_2013.JPG |
| Jaleb Chowk, Amber Fort, outside Jaipur | Jakub Hałun | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amber_Fort,_Jaipur,_20191219_1011_9509.jpg |
| Lake Pichola at sunset, Udaipur | UnpetitproleX | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_Pichola_at_sunset,_Udaipur,_Rajasthan,_India.jpg |
| Lakshman Jhula at dusk, Rishikesh | Tylersundance | CC BY-SA 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rishikesh_-_Lakshman_Jhula.jpg |
| Lakshman Jhula from the river, Rishikesh | KaustubhNayyar | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rishikesh-Lakshman_Jhula_by_Kaustubh_Nayyar.jpg |
| Lower Aguada Fort and Sinquerim beach, North Goa | iMahesh | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sinquerim_Fort_Sunset_point.jpg |
| Marigold garlands | Thamizhpparithi Maari | CC BY-SA 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_garland_of_flowers_(%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88).jpg |
| Marine Walk, Ernakulam, Kochi | Ingo Mehling | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ernakulam_-_Marine_Walk_Tourboats.jpg |
| Mehndi designs on both hands | AKS.9955 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mehndi_front.JPG |
| Monsoon clouds over the hills at Lonavala | Kkmishra1960 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monsoon_Lonavla2.jpg |
| Palolem beach, South Goa | Nico Crisafulli from USA | CC BY 2.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palolem_Beach_(5580920479).jpg |
| Santa Cruz Basilica, Fort Kochi | Ingo Mehling | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Cruz_Basilica_Kochi.jpg |
| Sinquerim beach, North Goa | iMahesh | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sinquerim_Beach_from_the_fort_during_Sunset.jpg |
| Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple during Lakshadeepam, Thiruvananthapuram | Arun RJ | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sree_Padmanabhaswamy_Temple_Lakshadeepam.jpg |
| Tea estates at Eravikulam, Munnar | Rainer Halama | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eravikulam_National_Park-WUS07186.jpg |
| Tea plantations at Mattupetty, Munnar | Ingo Mehling | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mattupetty_Lake_View.jpg |
| The Aravalli hills outside Udaipur | Vyacheslav Argenberg | CC BY 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Udaipur,_India,_Hilly_landscape.jpg |
| The cliffs at Varkala, Kerala | Ganesh Mohan T | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Varkala_cliff_07.jpg |
| The Ganges at Rishikesh | Emőke Dénes | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Ganges_at_Rishikesh_-_1.jpg |
| The jaimala, or garland exchange | Sumita Roy Dutta | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exchange_of_Garlands_IMG_3901_1.jpg |
| The Kaveri at Dubare forest, Coorg | Ashwin Geet Dsa | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaveri_by_Dubare_Forest.jpg |
| The Sahyadri hills at Lonavala | Akshaydhillon7977 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lonavla_view.jpg |
| Turmeric paste for the haldi ceremony | Debapriya Manna | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raw_turmeric_paste_for_haldi_ceremony_in_Indian_wedding.jpg |
| Udaipur and the Aravalli hills from the City Palace | Navneet Sharma | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Udaipur_from_City_Palace.jpg |
| Varkala beach from the cliff | Ganesh Mohan T | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Varkala_cliff_06.jpg |
| Varkala cliff at dusk | Krissubh | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Varkala_Cliff_by_KS.jpg |
| Visapur Fort near Lonavala in the monsoon | Sumedh.dorwat | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_giant_fort_of_Visapur!.jpg |
| Vows on the Bible at a Kerala Catholic wedding | കാക്കര | CC BY-SA 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marriage_-_%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%82_02.JPG |
| Wedding garlands | Aditya Shree | CC BY-SA 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VARMALA.jpg |