Shivkripa Sound & Mandap Decorators

Down here in Phursungi, things are a bit quieter than the main city, but we stay busy. Shivkripa Sound & Mandap Decorators is a family-run kind of thing. We’ve got a warehouse where we keep all the metal pipes for the mandaps and the big speakers for the sound systems. It’s a lot of physical labor. My cousins and I spend most of our mornings loading up the truck and heading out to a wedding venue or a local festival ground. We don't have a shiny office. If you want to talk to us, you usually have to catch us while we are working or come by the house. We don't have any polished sales pitches or brochures. We just show you photos of the last few weddings we did on our phones. It’s a simple business. We make sure the sound doesn't cut out during the ceremony and that the tent stays up even if it gets a bit windy. We know the local temples and halls around Phursungi very well. We’ve been doing this for years, so we know which plugs work and where the shadows fall in the afternoon. It’s not an easy job, especially in the heat, but we take pride in seeing a decorated stage looking good for a family’s big day. We just do our work and go home. There is always something that needs fixing or moving around.