Gayatri Vihar is one of the wedding complexes inside Bangalore Palace Grounds, at Gate No. 4 near Mekhri Circle. It runs a 40,000 square foot air-conditioned banquet hall, a smaller indoor hall and an outdoor garden under the old rain trees that give Palace Grounds its character. On the listing's numbers the big hall takes 5,000 seated and 10,000 floating, which puts it in a category with almost nothing else in Bangalore.
The address is the product. Palace Grounds is the address a Bangalore family gives when they want everyone to know the scale of the wedding, and Gate 4 sits on the Bellary Road side, minutes from Mekhri Circle and reachable from almost everywhere in the city. Five acres and parking for five hundred cars is a rare combination this close to the centre.
Both catering and decor are in-house here, which is unusual and important. At a ₹3,500 plate the venue is selling a package, not a room, and the design conversation happens inside their team rather than with yours. Ask what that plate rate actually includes before you compare it with anything.
- Inside Bangalore Palace Grounds at Gate No. 4, near Mekhri Circle
- 40,000 sq ft air-conditioned banquet hall — one of the largest single rooms in the city
- The Designer Garden at 800 seated under the Palace Grounds rain trees
- Five acres with parking for 500-plus cars
- Both catering and decor are in-house only
- Plate rate listed at ₹3,500, the highest on this roster
The property file
Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds: venue facts
| Address | Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds is at Gayatri Vihar, Gate No. 4, Palace Grounds, near Mekhri Circle, Bellary Road, Jayamahal, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560080, 560080. |
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| Area | Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds is in Gate No. 4, Palace Grounds, near Mekhri Circle, Bellary Road, Jayamahal, central Bangalore. |
| Venue type | Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds is a convention wedding venue in the premium tier. |
| Established | Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds has been operating since 2004. |
| Capacity | Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds is listed for 100–10,000 guests across its function spaces. |
| Guest rooms | Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds has 20 guest rooms on site. |
| Function spaces | Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds has 4 named function spaces: Royal Banquet Hall, Mini Banquet Hall, The Designer Garden, Vruksha Traditional Wedding Hall. |
| Nearest metro | The nearest metro station to Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds is Mekhri Circle is on the Green Line corridor; Palace Grounds is a short ride from Mantri Square Sampige Road. |
| Landmark | Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds is close to Mekhri Circle, Bellary Road. |
| Price reference | The price reference for Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds is ₹3,500 vegetarian / ₹3,500 non-vegetarian per plate (WedMeGood listing (listing reference), checked 2026-09-11). It is a reference point, not a quotation for your date. |
| Decorator policy | Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds's decorator policy: In-house decor only. |
| Catering policy | Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds's catering policy: In-house catering only. |
| Reviews | Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds is rated 4.9 from 63 reviews on WedMeGood, checked 2026-09-11. |
Listed guest ranges cover several spaces and layouts; they are not a seated guarantee for the hall you choose. Confirm every figure in a written proposal for your date.
Photographs
Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds photos
WedMeGood listing gallery (public listing reference)
WedMeGood listing gallery (public listing reference)
WedMeGood listing gallery (public listing reference)
WedMeGood listing gallery (public listing reference)
WedMeGood listing gallery (public listing reference)
WedMeGood listing gallery (public listing reference)
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Every function needs its own room
Function spaces at Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds
| Space | Type | Seated | Floating | Sq ft | Air-conditioned | Notes |
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| Royal Banquet Hall | hall | 5,000 | 10,000 | 40,000 | Yes | The venue's own site describes a 40,000 sq ft fully air-conditioned Gayatri Grand premium banquet hall for 5,000-plus guests. The WedMeGood listing records 5,000 seated / 10,000 floating for the Royal Banquet Hall. |
| Mini Banquet Hall | hall | 400 | 800 | — | Yes | The smaller indoor hall, for pre-wedding functions or a separate reception. |
| The Designer Garden | lawn | 800 | 1,000 | — | No | Outdoor garden under the old rain trees of Palace Grounds, used for mehendi, sangeet and outdoor mandaps. |
| Vruksha Traditional Wedding Hall | hall | — | — | — | — | Named on the venue's own weddings page with no capacity published. |
A dash means the figure is not published. Ask for a measured plan of each space with the mandap, stage, dining and service access marked before you fix a guest count.
What it actually costs
Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds wedding cost evidence
| Vegetarian plate | ₹3,500 per plate — Listing reference, taxes extra. Catering is in-house only and decor is in-house only, so the plate rate carries a great deal more than food. |
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| Non-vegetarian plate | ₹3,500 per plate |
Price source: WedMeGood listing (listing reference), checked 2026-09-11. Published figures are reference points; ask the property for a written proposal for your date.
What does the food alone come to?
This uses Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds’s published per-plate reference for one meal service. It excludes tax, venue hire, rooms, drinks, decor and production.
300 guests × ₹3,500 per plate
A published rate is a reference, not an offer from Panigrahana or a guaranteed venue rate.The rules that shape the design
Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds policies
| Outside decorators | In-house decor only |
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| Catering | In-house catering only |
| Alcohol | No in-house alcohol; outside alcohol permitted |
| Music and DJ | In-house DJ available; outside DJ permitted |
| Overnight stay | 20 rooms per the listing |
| Parking | 500-plus cars, per the venue's own site |
Policy source: WedMeGood listing and gayatrivihar.in, checked 2026-09-11. Get the current policy in writing before you commission any fabrication.
Designed, not just planned
Wedding planning & decor at Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds: how we would design it
The garden and the hall are opposite design problems and should be treated as such. Outside, the asset is the Palace Grounds tree canopy — mature rain trees with wide low branches that take hanging work beautifully and give a ceiling forty feet up. Light into them, hang from them, and resist the urge to build a structure underneath. Inside, a 40,000 square foot hall has the reverse problem: at that volume, decor placed at human height disappears. The only things that register across a room that size are the ceiling plane, the stage, and a strong repeating element down the length — a run of identical tall elements every few metres will hold a 5,000-seat room together where scattered arrangements will not. Because decor is in-house only, the real work for an outside designer here is direction and drawings that the venue's team executes, so agree the scope with them in writing early. Note also that scale changes lighting economics: a hall this size needs a proper lighting plot, not more chandeliers.
Which function goes where
| Haldi | The Designer Garden in the morning, under tree cover. Palace Grounds' rain trees give shade that no other central Bangalore venue can match. |
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| Mehendi | Designer Garden. The tree canopy, the lawn and the drape work the venue already does for this space suit a mehendi crowd of several hundred. |
| Sangeet | Mini Banquet Hall for 400, or the main hall if the sangeet is genuinely large. In-house and outside DJs are both permitted. |
| Wedding ceremony | The Royal Banquet Hall for a large muhurtham, or an outdoor mandap in the Designer Garden with the trees as the canopy. |
| Reception | The main hall. At 5,000 seated it is one of the few rooms in Bangalore where a reception for that number does not need a marquee. |
Season and weather
The main hall is air-conditioned, so the season matters less indoors. The Designer Garden is best from November to February. Palace Grounds is also an exhibition and concert venue, so check what else is booked on your date — noise and traffic from a neighbouring event is a real risk here and at no other venue on this roster.
Arrivals, access and logistics
Gate 4 on the Bellary Road side near Mekhri Circle is one of the most accessible wedding addresses in Bangalore, reachable from north, central and east without crossing the city. Parking for 500-plus cars is on the grounds. The complication is Palace Grounds itself: multiple venues operate inside it simultaneously, so brief guests with the gate number as well as the venue name, and expect gate-side congestion when a concert or exhibition shares your date.
An honest read
Is Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds the right venue for your wedding?
| Right for you if | Bangalore families planning a very large wedding — a thousand guests and upward — who want a central address, serious parking and a single room that holds everyone. |
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| Look elsewhere if | Couples who want to bring their own decorator or caterer, or who want an intimate wedding where a 40,000 sq ft hall would swallow them. |
| Planner tip | Ask for a written breakdown of what the ₹3,500 plate covers. At venues that bundle catering and decor, the plate rate is the whole contract, and the difference between two quotes is usually in the decor scope rather than the food. |
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Asked and answered
Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds wedding questions
How many guests can Gayatri Vihar hold?
The listing records the Royal Banquet Hall at 5,000 seated / 10,000 floating, the Mini Banquet Hall at 400 / 800 and the Designer Garden at 800 / 1,000, checked 11 September 2026. The venue's own site describes a 40,000 sq ft air-conditioned hall for 5,000-plus. Either way it is among the largest single wedding rooms in Bangalore.
Where exactly is Gayatri Vihar?
Gate No. 4, Palace Grounds, near Mekhri Circle on Bellary Road, Jayamahal, Bengaluru 560080, at approximately 13.0092 N, 77.5855 E. Palace Grounds has several gates and several separate venues inside it, so give guests the gate number, not just the name.
Is Gayatri Vihar the same as Gayatri Vihar Sagar?
The same Gate 4 venue appears under several names. Its own live site brands it Gayatri Vihar Grand; WedMeGood, Instagram and Facebook list it as Gayatri Vihar Sagar. Note that the domain gayatriviharsagar.in appears in search results but does not resolve — do not link it.
Can I bring my own decorator to Gayatri Vihar?
No. The listing records in-house decor only, and catering is in-house only as well. This is the most closed vendor policy of any venue on this roster. An outside designer can direct and draw, but the venue's own team executes, so agree that arrangement in writing before you book.
What does a wedding at Gayatri Vihar cost?
The public listing reference is ₹3,500 per plate for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian, taxes extra, checked 11 September 2026. No hall hire is published. Because both catering and decor are bundled in-house, ask for a written breakdown of what that plate covers — it is the whole contract, not just the food.
What is the Designer Garden?
The outdoor space at Gayatri Vihar, listed at 800 seated / 1,000 floating, set under the mature rain trees that run through Palace Grounds. It is used for mehendi, sangeet and outdoor mandaps, and the tree canopy is something no other central Bangalore venue of this size has.
Is alcohol allowed at Gayatri Vihar?
The listing records no in-house alcohol and outside alcohol permitted. You arrange the bar and the licence. Confirm the arrangement with the venue and check what the Palace Grounds administration requires for your date.
What is parking like at Palace Grounds?
The venue's own site records parking for 500-plus cars across its five acres. The complication is not capacity but sharing: Palace Grounds hosts exhibitions and concerts alongside weddings, so gate congestion depends on what else is booked that day. Ask what else is on your date.
Are there rooms at Gayatri Vihar?
The listing records 20 rooms. The venue's own site does not mention accommodation. Treat 20 as unconfirmed and plan guest stays at hotels on Palace Road, Sankey Road or in Malleswaram, all of which are close.
Can Gayatri Vihar handle a 2,000-guest wedding?
Yes, and that is the point of it. Very few Bangalore venues can seat a four-figure guest list in one air-conditioned room without a marquee. If your guest list is under about 500, the hall will feel empty and you are paying for scale you do not need.
When did Gayatri Vihar open?
The WedMeGood listing records the venue as started in 2004 and it has been listed there for about nine years and eleven months as of September 2026. It carries a 4.9 rating from 63 reviews, one of the stronger review records on this roster.
What would Panigrahana do at Gayatri Vihar?
Outdoors, hang from the rain trees and build nothing under them. Indoors, accept that in a 40,000 sq ft hall anything at human height disappears — the ceiling plane, the stage and one strong repeating element down the length are the only three things a guest at the back will register. Because decor is in-house, our role here is drawings and direction that their team builds, and that scope has to be agreed before the booking, not after.
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Sources and verification dates
- Official venue website — checked 2026-09-11
- Official contact page — checked 2026-09-11
- WedMeGood listing — checked 2026-09-11
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gayatri.vihar/
- Photographs verified 2026-09-11 from: WedMeGood listing gallery (public listing reference)
Nothing on this page is estimated. Where a figure is not published we say so rather than print a number.
Getting there
Where Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds is
Gayatri Vihar, Gate No. 4, Palace Grounds, near Mekhri Circle, Bellary Road, Jayamahal, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560080, 560080
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