Opening after three months of shutdown – due to the spread out of Novel Coronavirus across the country, Toshali Sands Ethnic Village Resorts in Puri, Odisha has organised three back-to-back wedding events. Under Unlock 1.0, Government guideline has allowed wedding functions with a limited gathering of 50 guests followed by social distancing and other SOP’s to prevent the further spread out of the Coronavirus.
On the lines of ‘New Normal’ adopted by Toshali Group amid the spread out of COVID-19 pandemic, all related functions such as Mehendi, Haldi and Engagement were organised on June 10-11, June 28-29, and July 01-02 for the families based out of Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai respectively. All wedding functions were telecasted through live streaming for the virtual participation and blessings of extended family members, relatives and friends.
While following the new guidelines set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Government of India, affable staff at Toshali Sands made sure that all the flowers were fumigated, sanitizers replaced the Gulabjal in greeting the handful of guests at the entrance and the mask become a compulsory wedding accessory. All the guests had their temperatures checked every day with proper social distancing.
Opening after a long while, the first priority of Toshali Sands was to reach out to those couples and families who are contemplating an intimate wedding during these testing times of lockdown (at some places) instead of waiting it out thereby spearheading in organising lockdown weddings
in India.
“In this time of emergency, marriages in a natural ethnic village ambience at Toshali Sands in the holy city of Lord Jagannath Puri will give the couples a homely feel, a spiritual strength and joy of togetherness with close family members. Safety and comfort of our guests are our prime concerns while arranging lockdown weddings,” said Upendra Shanbhag, General Manager, Toshali Sands Ethnic Village Resort, Puri.
While sharing his experience, Sai Kiran, the groom – an IT professional, who hails from Hyderabad said: “We are relieved a lot after locating this beach resort of Toshali Sands in this challenging time of Corona pandemic. We have a memorable marriage with brilliant arrangement, aesthetic decorations and sumptuous food despite limited small gathering of family members and close friends.”
Nestled in the tranquillity of Balukhanda Reserve Forest at the Konark marine drive and with the sprawling 33 acres of lush greenery, Toshali Sands Puri, the four-star Ethnic Village Resort is an ideal wedding destination to organise simple, ethnic yet sophisticated marriage with proper social distancing.
Toshali Sands located in the most elegant location of the holy city of Puri, known for the world famous shrine of Shree Jagannath Dham, is aesthetically designed to match the architectures of the temples of Odisha while blending its natural setting with a unique combination of timeless charm and elegant modernity while showcasing local ethnicity.
The resort has tastefully decorated 114 rooms including 42 private freestanding cottages and 13 villas, 5 conference halls, over 1200 coconut trees, multi-cuisine restaurant, shopping arcade, swimming pool, ayurvedic spa, well-equipped gym, children park, tennis courts, organic farm, natural pond ‘Alive’, etc.
Great job done by Toshali Sands team Puri
A pride of Odisha, Toshali Sands Resort destination…… By holding all the marriage functions, following the Govt advisories, signifies the high standard of Management and hospitality. Best wishes. Ravi Pani, Delhi.