Manglik Dosh: does it really delay marriage, and when does it cancel?

A good rishta comes, the Kundlis are exchanged, and one word stops everything: Manglik. Families lose months and sometimes years over it. Much of that worry is avoidable, because a large share of Manglik charts have the dosha cancelled.

What makes a person Manglik

You are Manglik when Mars (Mangal) sits in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th house of your Kundli. Some traditions add the 2nd house. Many astrologers also check from the Moon and from Venus. Mars is heat and force, and these houses touch marriage and home life, so the worry is about temper and conflict between husband and wife.

Count the houses and you will see that close to half of all people are Manglik by this rule. It is common, not a curse.

When Manglik Dosh cancels

• Both partners are Manglik. This is the best known cancellation.
• Mars is in his own sign (Mesh or Vrishchik) or exalted in Makar.
• Jupiter aspects Mars or the 7th house.
• Mars sits in certain signs for certain houses, for example in Mesh in the 1st or in Makar in the 7th.
• The other partner has Saturn in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th, which balances Mars.

What about after 28?

It is widely said that Mars matures at 28 and the dosha softens after that age. This is a traditional belief and not every astrologer follows it, but it is one reason many families stop worrying about Manglik for later marriages.

Can a Manglik marry a non Manglik?

Yes, when a cancellation applies or when the overall match is strong. Guna Milan, the 7th house and its lord, Venus and the running dashas of both people matter more than one placement of Mars.

Remedies

• Read the Hanuman Chalisa on Tuesdays.
• Chant "Om Angarakaya Namah" 108 times.
• Practise patience in arguments. This is the real remedy for Mars.

Before you refuse a good match over Manglik, check whether the dosha is cancelled. In many charts it is.