Tara
The three-point koota that counts the distance between the two birth stars to read fortune and wellbeing.
Tara counts from one person's nakshatra to the other's around the circle of 27 and reads the result as one of nine taras, each considered auspicious or otherwise. It is worth three points and is about how each partner affects the other's luck, health and longevity in the traditional reading.
Some methods count only from the girl's star; others, including most calculators, count both ways. That is one reason two astrologers can differ by a point on the same charts.
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What does Tara mean?
The three-point koota that counts the distance between the two birth stars to read fortune and wellbeing.
Why does Tara come up in matchmaking?
Some methods count only from the girl's star; others, including most calculators, count both ways. That is one reason two astrologers can differ by a point on the same charts.
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