Tharoor, a former UN under secretary general and now a member of Indian parliament, tied the 'thali', symbolising the marital bond as per the Hindu custom, amid accompaniment of percussion and windpipe orchestra 'nadaswaram' at the auspicious moment shortly before 8.30.
While Throor was clad in traditional Malayali attire of Kurtha and mundu, Sunanda, who hails from Kashmir, turned up with jerried off-white 'veshti-mundu set',like any Malayali bride would have preferred on her wedding.
Before the wedding ceremony, the would-be couple sought the blessings of gods and elders of the family, who included Tharoor's 94-year-old maternal grandmother Jayasankari Amma.
The tying of 'tali' was followed by exchange of floral garlands and handing over the 'pudava', a piece of new cloth to the bride by the bridegroom, a long-followed tradition of of matrilineal Nair families of Kerala.
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The ceremonies took place before a lighted brass metal lam 'nilavilakku' with a 'para' filled with paddy and coconut shoots, symbolising plenty and prosperity.
The invitation to the wedding on the eve of 'Thiruvonam' was limited to close relatives, friends and well-wishers. But, a large number of mediapersons gathered to cover the occasion.
The party from the bride's side included Sunanda's father Col Pushkarnath Das.
Congress leader Manisankar Aiyar was the only senior politician present at the marriage
Tharoor's mother Liliy Tharoor, sons by his first marriage Eshan and Kanishk and sisters Sobha and Smitha were present.
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