Hello sir, I want to confirm whether I can marry a girl with the same surname (BENWAL) or gotra as mine. Will that be a prohibited relation? Plz help me with this as there hasn't been and is no such relation between me and her. She is the 2nd cousin (jiju's>buaji's>sis-in-law's>daughter) of my real jijaji. By far, I have read many articles on net and also have read about the HINDU Marriage Act and came across the term, 'SAPINDA'. Plz explain and help me out as we really love each other. But, our family wont accept this because of the obvious reasons. Plz help me out.......