The 36-guna system of the north — with Manglik dosha checked separately from the count.
Check a match — free →Across North India, marriage matching is done through Kundli Milan, also called Guna Milan. It uses the Ashtakoota — eight kootas totalling 36 gunas. The eight are the same set used in the Kannada Gun Milap: Varna, Vashya, Tara, Yoni, Graha Maitri, Gana, Bhakoot and Nadi. Each koota is worth a fixed number of points, and the couple's combined score out of 36 is the guna total.
| Koota | Max points |
|---|---|
| Varna | 1 |
| Vashya | 2 |
| Tara | 3 |
| Yoni | 4 |
| Graha Maitri | 5 |
| Gana | 6 |
| Bhakoot | 7 |
| Nadi | 8 |
Conventionally, a score of 18 or more out of 36 is considered acceptable. As with the Kannada system, the serious afflictions are the Nadi and Bhakoot doshas — a low or zero score in those two kootas weighs more heavily than the raw total might suggest. A couple can clear the 18-point line on paper and still warrant a closer look if that total was reached while losing Nadi or Bhakoot, so the threshold is best treated as a starting point for judgement rather than a verdict on its own.
Mangal dosha, also known as Manglik dosha, is checked separately from the 36 gunas. It is chart- and position-based, arising from the placement of Mars, rather than from the koota count. A common rule is that the dosha is cancelled when both partners are Manglik. Because it sits outside the guna total, juno.date reports Manglik status on its own rather than blending it into the 36-point score.
Keeping the two checks distinct matters, because they answer different questions. The 36 gunas measure how well two birth stars agree across the eight kootas, while Manglik status turns on where Mars sits in the chart — a matter of position, not of the koota count. A couple can score well on the gunas and still carry a Manglik consideration, or clear the Manglik check and still fall short on the gunas. Presenting them separately keeps each result legible instead of collapsing two different judgements into a single number.
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