Malayalam Hindu Matrimony
This page is for Malayalam-speaking Hindu families, in Kerala and among the large Malayali communities in the Gulf, other Indian cities and abroad, who are looking for a bride or groom. It explains the customs that usually shape a Malayali Hindu match and how to show them on a free profile.
Malayali Hindu marriages and families
Hindu communities in Kerala include Nair, Ezhava, Namboothiri, Viswakarma and many others, and customs differ between them. Nair families historically followed a matrilineal system (marumakkathayam), and maternal relatives can still play a significant part in decisions.
Many Malayali families have a member working in the Gulf, Europe or North America, and a groom or bride abroad is common. If you or your family live outside Kerala, say where, and whether you plan to return.
Horoscope: porutham, papasamyam and chovva dosham
Horoscope matching is taken seriously in many Kerala Hindu families. Astrologers usually check the star-based poruthams and also papasamyam, a balance of the malefic planetary influences in the two charts. Chovva dosham, Kerala's term for manglik, is checked carefully, and families with a chart that has it often look specifically for a matching chart.
The guna score on TheHinduMatrimony.com is based on the North Indian 36-point system, which is different from the Kerala method. Add your star (nakshatram), rashi and manglik status so families can do their own check with their astrologer.
Weddings tend to be short
Kerala Hindu weddings are often brief ceremonies timed to an auspicious muhurtham, and many take place at temples such as Guruvayur. The groom ties the thali, and in many communities he presents the bride with a 'pudava' (a set-mundu or sari), which is a central part of the ceremony.
Searching for a Malayali match on this site
Type 'Malayalam' in the mother tongue filter and use state (Kerala) or family city to narrow down. Because many families are abroad, the country and work city on a profile can tell you more than the family's home district.
Fill in community and sub-caste only if they matter to your family. Contact details are released only after you are connected and both sides agree, which lets families exchange horoscopes privately.
How TheHinduMatrimony.com works
Creating a profile, browsing, shortlisting and sending interests are free. You can create a profile for yourself or on behalf of a son, daughter, sibling or relative.
When someone accepts your interest you become connected. Connected members can talk privately, and phone numbers and family details are exchanged only when both people agree to share them.
You can block or report any profile at any time, and blocked members can no longer see you, send you interests or message you.