"Ganam mismatch causes daily fights, mental cruelty, and even widowhood (due to the stress killing the Deva partner). We cannot allow it."

While most people focus on Dina Porutham (health) or Rasi Porutham (progeny), there is one factor that addresses a far more fundamental question:

In the intricate tapestry of South Indian marriage rituals, few steps are as anxiety-inducing—or as mathematically precise—as the check. The priest shuffles the horoscopes, the family elders lean in, and a string of 10 points (or 10 poruthams ) is scrutinized.