Punjabi Hindu Matrimony
This page is for Punjabi-speaking Hindu families, in Punjab, Delhi NCR, Chandigarh, Haryana and among the Punjabi diaspora in Canada, the UK, the United States and Australia, who are searching for a life partner. It covers common customs and how to reflect them on a free profile.
Punjabi Hindu families and communities
Punjabi Hindu communities include Khatri, Arora, Brahmin and others, and many families trace their roots to West Punjab before Partition. Community and family background are still discussed early in many families, while others are open to any Punjabi or North Indian family.
Because many Punjabi families have relatives abroad, questions about settling in India or overseas come up quickly. State your plans, and if you are abroad, your country and visa status where relevant.
Horoscope and gotra
The importance of kundli matching varies widely between Punjabi families: some match carefully, others hardly at all. Say on your profile whether it matters to you. Marriage within the same gotra is generally avoided, and some families also avoid the mother's gotra.
Roka, chunni and the wedding customs
The match is often fixed with a 'roka', and at the 'chunni chadana' the groom's family presents the bride with a red chunni. Before the wedding come the 'jaggo' night of singing, and the 'chooda' ceremony, when the bride's maternal uncle gives her the red and white bangles. At the 'milni', relatives from both families greet and embrace each other.
Searching for a Punjabi match on this site
Type 'Punjabi' in the mother tongue filter, and combine it with state (Punjab) or a family city such as Delhi, Chandigarh, Ludhiana or Amritsar. Try a search without the state filter as well, since many families are abroad.
When relatives live overseas, the size, place and timing of the wedding often need planning around travel. If one of you lives abroad, raise the timing of the wedding and of any visa application once you are connected, so neither family is surprised later.
How TheHinduMatrimony.com works
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