A person may have certain conditions in their chart that make them Manglik candidates. There are various degrees of manglik Dosh. Some configurations indicate strong Dosha (defect), while others are less powerful and some can even be called mild. Since there are only 12 houses and presence of Mars in any 5 of them can make one a Manglik, nearly 45% of the population are likely to be Mangliks.

Factors such as conjunction of the Sun and Saturn, which affect the influence of Mars can be responsible for marital conflict, the maximum havoc is caused when Mars is ill placed in the Natal Chart and maximum weight age is given to the martial affairs These are the most common problems caused by an afflicted Mars:

• Marital discord - sometimes most inexplicable
• Impulsive, rash and completely regrettable actions
• Failure in competition
• Trouble without any ascertainable cause

Mars is a downfall of marriages. The total amount of damage Mars can create also depends on other factors like the strength of the 7th House Lord (the ruler of marriage), occupation of good or bad planets in the 7th house or their malefic aspects, the strength of the planet giving longevity to the spouse amongst other things.

Kuja Dosha is a strong regulator of marital harmony. This problem gets cancelled only if the spouse has a similar affliction i.e. if the spouse is also a Manglik. If both partners in a marriage are Mangliks the Manglik Dosh does not become effective for either partner.

However, when a marriage is celebrated without consulting the charts and one of the spouses is a Manglik, the marriage can become rather terrifying and nerve wrecking for both partners since they would not be able to pin-point the reason for the depression in the relationship and factors affecting it.

Effects of Manglik dosha. There are various degrees of manglik Dosh. Some configurations indicate strong Dosha, while others are less powerful and some can even be called mild.