Marriage rules among Garhwali Brahmins in Uttarakhand? (Gotra, dadi/nani side, village lineage etc.)
I am also a Garhwali from the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, and I wanted to understand the actual traditional marriage rules followed among Garhwali Brahmins.
Since many people here belong to the Bharadwaj gotra, how are marriages decided traditionally? What exactly is checked before marriage?
Do families only avoid the same gotra, or do they also check:
dadi side caste/gotra
nani side caste/gotra
village lineage
surnames
how many generations apart the families are
I have heard different things from different people, so I wanted to know the actual customs traditionally followed in Garhwal, especially in Brahmin families.
Would love to hear from people from Uttarakhand/Garhwal who know about this in detail.