How community filters work on Vivaham

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0530

When elders arrange a marriage, they already know their community’s customs: which clans are related as brothers, and which families are suitable. On Vivaham, we try to bring that knowledge into the search — without taking the decision away from your family.

Two filters to start with

Every profile starts with two filters switched on:

Same tribe only. You see people from your own tribe.
Exclude same clan. You don’t see people from your own clan — whatever your community calls it: gotra, kur, killi, paris or another name. In matrilineal communities such as the Khasi and Garo, this is the mother’s clan.

Filters for your own community

Many communities have more customs than these two. A Gond family may look at the saga — the number of gods a family worships. Others look at the mother’s clan, or avoid marriages within the same village. Vivaham shows the filters that apply to your tribe only.

Community Rules on Vivaham

How community filters work on Vivaham

Two filters to start with

Filters for your own community