Ashtakoota
The eight kootas of Guna Milan — literally "eight groups" — that together make the 36-point match.
Ashtakoota is the formal name for the eight-fold comparison that most North Indian kundli matching uses. Each koota compares one aspect of the two moon positions: social grouping, mutual influence, fortune, intimacy, planetary friendship, temperament, family harmony and health lineage.
The South Indian tradition uses a different scheme, the ten poruthams, which weigh some of the same things differently. A Tamil family and a Punjabi family looking at the same two charts can reach different conclusions for that reason alone.
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What does Ashtakoota mean?
The eight kootas of Guna Milan — literally "eight groups" — that together make the 36-point match.
Why does Ashtakoota come up in matchmaking?
The South Indian tradition uses a different scheme, the ten poruthams, which weigh some of the same things differently. A Tamil family and a Punjabi family looking at the same two charts can reach different conclusions for that reason alone.
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