Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Scottish Politician Fulfils Guruvayur Wedding Wish After UK Marriage
Martyn Day is a Scottish politician, and Nidhin Chand is from Kerala.
They met in the United Kingdom after Nidhin moved there for higher education.
Nidhin had a son, and the reports say Day welcomed both of them.
The couple registered their marriage in the UK in 2016.
Nidhin always wanted to complete traditional marriage rituals at Guruvayur Temple.
They finally held the ceremony in Kerala on a Tuesday.
Relatives, close friends and Nidhin’s son attended.
Floods, the pandemic, visa issues and illnesses delayed the ceremony.
The celebrations continued at Pushpanjali Auditorium.
Scottish National Party politician Martyn Day and Kerala-born Nidhin Chand held a traditional ceremony at Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple in Thrissur.
The couple legally registered their marriage in the United Kingdom in 2016, about nine years before the Kerala ceremony.
The ceremony fulfilled Chand’s long-standing wish to complete marriage rituals at Guruvayur Temple.
Floods, the COVID-19 pandemic, visa requirements and family illnesses delayed their plans to visit the temple together.
Day and Chand met after she lobbied UK parliamentary committees over immigration rules affecting international students.
- Who
- Scottish National Party politician Martyn Day and Kerala-born Nidhin Chand, along with relatives, friends and Chand’s son.
- What
- They held a traditional marriage ceremony at Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple after registering their marriage in the United Kingdom in 2016.
- When
- The Kerala ceremony took place on a Tuesday; the articles do not consistently provide a calendar date.
- Where
- At Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple in Thrissur, Kerala, followed by celebrations at Pushpanjali Auditorium.
- Why
- The ceremony fulfilled Chand’s long-standing wish to complete marriage rituals at Guruvayur; earlier plans were delayed by several factors.
- Couple
- Martyn Day and Nidhin Chand
- UK marriage
- The couple registered their marriage in the United Kingdom in 2016.
- Kerala ceremony
- A traditional ceremony was held at Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple, followed by celebrations at Pushpanjali Auditorium.
- Attendees
- Relatives, close friends and Nidhin Chand’s 22-year-old son, Veddik Shankar, attended.
- Delays
- The reports cite the 2018 Kerala floods, the COVID-19 pandemic, visa requirements and family illnesses as reasons for delays.
- Nidhin Chand
- She moved to the United Kingdom for higher education, completed a master’s degree in IT management and later earned a PhD; she works as a management consultant.
- Reported discrepancies
- Articles use varying spellings for the couple’s names and provide different versions of Nidhin Chand’s parents’ names.
