Gana Porutham
What is the meaning of gana porutham?
One of the poruthams that are checked for horoscope matching for marriage, is gana porutham. Ganas are three in total; these are Deva, Manusha, Rakshasa. The 27 stars or the asterisms belong to one or the other of the ganas.
Gana chart for porutham
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Deva Gana | Manusha Gana | Rakshasa Gana |
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| Aswini | Bharani | Krithigai |
| Mrigasirsham | Rohini | Aayilyam |
| Punarpoosam | Thiruvadhirai | Magham |
| Poosam | Pooram | Chithirai |
| Hastham | Uthiram | Visakam |
| Swathi | Pooradam | Kettai |
| Anusham | Uthiradam | Moolam |
| Thiruvonam | Uthirattadhi | Sadhayam |
| Revathi | Poorattadhi | Avittam |
Good gana porutham
It is ideal if the gana of boy and girl in the horoscope are of the deva gana and manushya gana respectively; the gana porutham matching is good.
Medium gana porutham
If both the horoscopes belong to the rakshasa gana, the porutham is medium.
Gana porutham not matching
An example of this is, if both stars are in the rakshasa gana and the boy's star is less than 13 when counted from the girl's star, gana porutham is not matching.
When there is a gana mismatch, there could be mis-understandings in marriage. But if other poruthams match, this of the 10 poruthams for marriage matching may be discounted by some.
Gana porutham based on the similarity or gana compatibility of the birth gana is part of ePanchang Jathaka Porutham. The three types of Ganas are compared against each other and a result calculated. As with all poruthams, gana porutham also has its share of exceptions. ePanchang gets your gana porutham checked as part of its free complete Horoscope matching service