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Respected Members
I am relatively new to this forum but finds very very informative so far. I have a question and waiting for an earlier reply to this from this forum.

My parents (mother) is in look out for a bride for me. I am from Bharadwaj Gothra. My question is, there is anything wrong with marrying an Iyer girl from my same Gothra? We got a new proposal but she is from my same gothra.
Is there any possibilities for such marriages.

Waiting for your valuable suggestions and advices.

Thanks & Warm Regds
Rajkumar S

GOthra primarily indicates that we are Descendents of the rishi... so as far as I know same gothra is not accepted. Even genetically it is not recommended to marry among close relatives which normally bring in birth defects. same theory is true with regard to same gothra... we call pereson from same gothra as gothra dayadhi....
Kirankumar