Indian wedding glossary · Before the wedding
What is Kundli milan?
Also written: Horoscope matching, guna milan, कुंडली मिलान
Kundli milan is horoscope matching, where a priest or astrologer compares the bride's and groom's birth charts before the families agree to a match.
- Who keeps it
- Many Hindu families across India who follow Vedic astrology.
- When
- Before the roka or engagement, often before the families have met formally.
About Kundli milan
What should you know about Kundli milan?
The most common method scores eight factors (the ashtakoota) out of 36 points, called gunas. Many families look for a score of at least half, and some also check for doshas such as manglik dosha, which some families address with a puja.
Not every family does it. Some do it quietly before the first meeting; others only to fix the muhurat. Couples who have chosen each other often still let their families do it for peace of mind.
In the order of functions
Where does Kundli milan come in an Indian wedding?
Before the roka or engagement, often before the families have met formally.
- Before the weddingFixing the match, the engagement, the date and the card.
- The functionsPujas, haldi, mehndi, sangeet and the family days before the wedding.
- Wedding day ritualsFrom the baraat to the pheras, nikah and anand karaj.
- After the weddingVidaai, the new home, the reception and the first visits.
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On the card
What do families write on the invitation for Kundli milan?
Kundli milan is not printed on the invitation; the muhurat it leads to is: Shubh muhurat 9:45 pm.
Related words
Words that go with Kundli milan
- Muhurat
A muhurat is the auspicious date and time chosen by a priest for the wedding, and often for each key ritual, based on the Hindu calendar and the couple's horoscopes.
- Lagan
Lagan is the fixed auspicious time of the wedding, and in many families the lagan patrika is the formal letter the bride's family sends to the groom's family to announce that date and time.
- Roka
Roka is the small family ceremony where the bride's and groom's families formally agree to the match, bless the couple and exchange sweets, gifts and shagun.
- Grah shanti
Grah shanti is a puja to the nine planets (navagraha), held by each family before the wedding to seek peace and good fortune for the couple's life together.
- Vivah
Vivah is the Hindi and Sanskrit word for marriage, and vivah sanskar is the Hindu wedding seen as one of the life-cycle rites, the sanskaras.
Questions
Kundli milan, answered
What is Kundli milan?
Kundli milan is horoscope matching, where a priest or astrologer compares the bride's and groom's birth charts before the families agree to a match.
Which families celebrate Kundli milan?
Many Hindu families across India who follow Vedic astrology.
When does Kundli milan happen in the order of wedding functions?
Before the roka or engagement, often before the families have met formally.
What do families write on the invitation for Kundli milan?
Kundli milan is not printed on the invitation; the muhurat it leads to is: Shubh muhurat 9:45 pm.
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