Kumbha Vivah in Hinduism and Hindu Astrology is getting married to a pot and this is suggested
for those females and males whose horoscope has a bad marriage prediction. This
is strictly related to astrological practices followed in certain regions especially among Marathi speaking community. The ritual is based on folk tradition and
beliefs. Some people consider this as superstition.
Kumbha is a clay pot. It has nothing inside it. By getting
first married to the Kumbha the belief is that all the bad predicted in the first
marriage gets over.
The pot is broken and thus all bad ends with the broken pot.
There are several variations of this ritual.
The ritual is mostly performed by manglik or people who
have chowa dosham in their horoscope.
There is difference of opinion even among astrologers
regarding the outcome of the ritual. Some say it will solve all the problems.
But others are of the view that it does not mitigate the doshas.