Garuda Mangalya Sahayi, India's first marriage bureau in the internet, provides online matrimonial registration for Malayalees around the globe. We redefine your dreams of future with the help of online data bank.

The institution was founded by Mr.Chandrasekharan who is the Managing Director and was established in the year 1994 January 14, in the day of Makara Sankranthy. Garuda is more than a marriage bureau, it is like your own home and you can convey your requirements to us.

Our communication cell is equipped with telephone, fax, internet, e-mail etc. We have lakhs of data categorized on religion, cast, community, inter-caste, divorced, widows and profession wise. Each and every categories are handled by dedicated and experienced individuals. You can also search through our database as per your requirements of caste, community age, sex, profession etc... Garuda,the largest matrimonial data bank in the internet.

 

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Introduction

Marriage ceremonies and rituals, though based on the common religious percepts are different for different castes in India. It is also different for the same caste living in different parts of the country not only based on the Veda or Sutra they belong but also due to customs that the community has adopted. An attempt has been made to list out and describe the various rituals and functions of the marriage of Iyers. It does not mean that these are same for all Iyers. According the Veda and the Sutra that they follow as well as the custom adopted by the families these can be different. The marriage rituals, except for a few have not been stable over years. It has kept on changing according to the needs and conveniences of the iyer society. Even about 100 years back, most of the marriages were celebrated for four days. Little earlier to that Vara Dakshina or dowry was not in practice but Kanya Shulka or brides money was given to the father of the bride. What are being described are the functions and rituals, as it should be based on the Vedas and different family customs, which are in vogue. Some effort has also been made to give the significance of these functions as well as the meanings of the important mantras recited at different times.

KeralaIyers.com is an effort to build a forum where the Pattars can exchange info, thoughts, ideas & memoirs... on themselves, their lifestyles and their gramams.

These pearls have got out of the nilavarai and come to the Koodam by the constant encouragement, participation and best wishes from all you. It was dusted out, polished and put up on the internet - the modern day global Kolu by :

P R Ramachander : Retired Scientist with abiding interest in history, astrology, cartooning. Settled at Bangalore with two children in USA. Would be interested in answering questions about all aspects of Indian Culture. Free astrological consultations are given if horoscopes are sent.

Krishnamoorthy Raman : Born & brought up in Pazhayanadakkavu, Thrissur. Currently works as a Software Engineer out of Hamamatsu, Japan.

Ramaprasad Subramaniam : Born & brought up in Ernakulam, his father hails from Monkombu & mother from Pallavoor. Ramaprasad currently works as an Enterprise Business Solutions Consultant, out of New Jersey in USA.

Prasanth Pooyath : The non iyer in the team, responsible for the wonderful graphics in the site.Prasanth works as a Software Engineer out of Hamamatsu, Japan.

Mail us at iyers@keralaiyers.com