A Gandharva Marriage (Sanskrit: गन्धर्व विवाह, "gənd̪ʱərvə vɪvaːhə") is a historic marriage tradition from the Indian subcontinent based on mutual attraction between a man and a woman, with no rituals, witnesses or family participation.
A Gandharva Marriage (Sanskrit: गन्धर्व विवाह, "gənd̪ʱərvə vɪvaːhə") is one of the eight classical types of Hindu marriage. This historic marriage tradition from the Indian subcontinent was based on mutual attraction between a man and a woman, with no rituals, witnesses or family participation.