Anaya Rao photographed in Jaipur for Bindee Issue 01
Cover Girl Issue 01 · Spring 2026

Jaipur

Anaya.

Bridal wear, unlearned

The Story

Anaya Rao, in her own words.

The couturier-in-training putting a pink dupatta on the ghost of every 90s bridal campaign.

“Pink was never mine until I stopped apologising for wanting it.”

— Anaya Rao

The photo essay

Shot in Jaipur
Anaya Rao — photo essay
Anaya Rao — photo essay

In conversation

Ten minutes with Anaya.

Q01

Your least favourite bridal cliché?

— That the woman has to look scared. Every 90s bridal shoot has this frightened doe energy. We're grown, we chose this — let us look like it.

Credits

The team behind the cover.

Photography
Ishan Mehta
Styling
Rhea Kohli

The Bindee Letter

Sunday mornings, jasmine tea, one story.