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Porbandar · Weddings & Receptions
Porbandar weddings are family reunions on the Saurashtra coast.
Planning notes
Relatives arrive from across Gujarat and the diaspora, the hall or seafront lawn fills with several hundred guests and the evening runs long. The town is small, the community is close and the hosts want the music to be remembered.
Dharmik reaches Porbandar from Mumbai, often combined with a Dwarka trip two hours away. A compact format suits a smaller ceremony and a band suits a larger reception. The set can include devotional songs for the early rituals, Bollywood and Sufi for the evening and Gujarati garba for the dance.
Planning notes for Porbandar
Sea air and wind affect both the sound and the gear, so plan a covered stage and a windproof setup.
If devotional songs are wanted for the early rituals, say so; they are planned separately from the evening set.
Plan breaks and a strong closing set so the night ends on a high.
On location
Getting the music there
Porbandar is about two hours from Dwarka by road, so bookings in the two towns are often planned together.
See and hear it
Photos and reels are from Dharmik’s own shows. The songs below are the ones people ask for most at live music for a wedding in Porbandar.
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Often asked for
A sample; the repertoire is on the media page.
Why Dharmik
Arrival, cocktails, dinner and the dance floor each get a different mood, with one voice carrying all of them.
Grandparents ask for the classics and cousins for the chartbusters; the set moves between both without losing the room.
A duo, a three-piece or a full band can be matched to each function of the wedding.
The set-up is coordinated with the planner, the venue and the sound team in advance.
Formats
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Elegant music for the cocktail hour and an intimate reception.
3 musicians
Adds rhythm for a seated dinner and a polished reception.
6 musicians
The full stage show for a large reception and a big dance floor.
How the night unfolds
Soft Sufi, ghazals and unplugged favourites while guests settle.
Warm retro Bollywood at a conversation-friendly volume.
Entry, varmala or first-dance songs planned in advance.
The songs everyone knows, building to a big finish.
How it works
Send the occasion, the date, the city, the venue and the number of guests on WhatsApp, or call. There are no forms to fill in.
Availability, the format that suits the room, from a solo singer to a full band, and the fee are agreed together. An advance holds the date.
Songs, timings, sound and power are settled in writing. For events away from the main office in Virar West, travel and stay are agreed here too.
The musicians arrive early, check the sound and perform. For remote events a short test session runs before the live stream.
Visit us
Gujarat
Virar West
702, M-11, M-Avenue, Rustomjee Evershine Global City, Virar West, Maharashtra 401303 DirectionsRajkot
Shop No. 324, Chandreshnagar Main Road, Mayani Chowk, Rajkot, Gujarat 360004 DirectionsDwarka
T.V. Station Area, Patel Samaj Road, Dev Bhumi Dwarka, Dwarka, Gujarat 361335 DirectionsAhmedabad
Swaminarayan Park-1, Opp. Swaminarayan Park-2, New Vasna, Vishala, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380007 DirectionsPorbandar is a small, close city on the sea, best known as the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, and its weddings are generous family gatherings. The Meher community, with its own raas traditions, and the Lohana, Brahmin and Khoja families that make up much of the city each have their own customs, and a good singer learns which ones are in play. A wedding here can bring a thousand guests together in a hall or on a lawn by the Chowpatty.
The season follows the Saurashtra calendar, with the busiest weeks in winter and a second rush around Akha Teej in spring. The sea air keeps evenings milder than in the interior, which suits open-air receptions, though wind and salt are hard on equipment, so a covered stage and sealed cases are worth planning for.
Bhajan and folk music sit close to everyday life in Porbandar, and a wedding often includes a devotional start before the film songs begin. Dharmik, who grew up nearby in Dwarka, sings Krishna bhajans and Gujarati folk songs as naturally as Hindi film numbers, so a family can have one singer for the morning rituals and the evening reception.
Porbandar is about two hours from Dwarka by road, and many families combine a pilgrimage with the wedding. Booking both together saves travel and lets the same singer carry a devotional evening in Dwarka and the reception in Porbandar. Send the dates for both and we plan one trip.
Local FAQs
Yes, as an outstation booking, often planned alongside Dwarka. Send the date and the venue.
Yes. Bhajans and aarti can open the day, with Bollywood and garba later.
Local suppliers can usually provide sound and lights; the specification is confirmed in advance.
Yes. The two towns are about two hours apart, and one plan can cover both.
Yes, and the set moves to film and garba songs for the evening.
With a covered stage and sealed cases; the plan includes both for coastal venues.
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