Ashtakoot milan awards up to 36 points across eight factors — varna, vashya, tara, yoni, graha maitri, gana, bhakoot and nadi. But the score alone is a headline, not the story. An 18-point match with strong graha maitri and clean nadi can outlast a 30-point match with hidden bhakoot dosh.
Beyond gunas, a complete matching must examine mangal dosh from lagna, moon and Venus; the couple’s dasha harmony (will difficult periods overlap?); and the 7th house of both charts. This is where experience separates real matching from software printouts.
Get a complete kundli matching that reads beyond the score.