A first-of-its-kind fiesta that fans won't forget

All roads led to the Palace Grounds on Sunday, where the happening couple from the Kannada film industry - Yash and Radhika Pandith - hosted a grand reception exclusively for their fans.

The number of fans kept swelling throughout the day, resulting in traffic snarls outside the ground.

This is reportedly the first time in Sandalwood a reception was hosted only for the fans.
After entering wedlock on Friday, the couple had organised a separate reception for their friends from the film industry and political bigwigs on Saturday.

As the couple walked up on to the tastefully decorated stage at around 11 am, the fans erupted in jubilation. The fans made a human pyramid and some climbed atop trees to have a glimpse of the couple. A few tried to even cross the barricade and climb on to the stage.

The police and bouncers had a tough time managing the crowd, which is estimated have been over 40,000. This prompted Yash to ask his fans to maintain order.

In the afternoon, the fans were treated to a special lunch, of popular Karnataka recipes, including ragi balls (mudde). Besides a buffet system, a separate lunch counter was arranged for people from the film industry.

About 600 people were involved in serving the food. The reception was attended by fans from all over Karnataka. Hussain S, a young fan from Yadgir district, is in the city since Saturday only to see the star couple.

“I spent the night in Bengaluru with the hope to meet him today. They are my favourite actors and I do not miss their movies,” he said. Mahesh M V from Nandini Layout too attended the event, along with his wife and children.

“I am Yash’s diehard fan. We saw the video of him inviting all the fans for the reception on Facebook,” he added.