Ashtakoota guna milan produces a score out of 36 and, for many families, the conversation ends there. In practice a modest score is often workable and a high score is no assurance of harmony.
What a fuller matching looks at
The Navamsa chart of both individuals, the condition of the seventh house and its lord, the placement of Mars, the temperament indicators and the overlap of the coming Dasha periods all carry weight. A match is judged on the combination, not on any single number.
Mangal Dosha in context
Mangal Dosha is frequently cancelled or substantially reduced by other placements. Reading it as an automatic disqualification has caused a great deal of unnecessary distress in families. It should always be examined in the full context of both charts.
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