In India, for divorce, marriage certificate is not mandatory till date. If the marriage invitation card, photographs and affidavit from the petitioner saying the marriage was solemnized would be taken as proper marriage in divorce proceedings and generally other party consents of the somenization of marriage and contest the case. If the other party does not accept the solemnization of the marriage, then seeking the divorce from him does not arise. 2. In India, Municipal authorities do not issue marriage certificates. In Hindu Marriage Act, the parties can register their marrige before the registrar of marriage and he will issue the certificate. Similarly, Marriage Officer under Special Marriage Act and in the case of Arya samaj Marriage, Arya Samaj and Competent cleric in the case of Muslims and authorized church in the case of Christians issue certificates. I cannot categorise your "Mangal Karlaya" in any of the above categories.