Chekki, D. A. (1968). Mate Selection, Age at Marriage, and Propinquity among the Lingayāts of India. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 30 (4), 707-711. https://doi.org/10.2307/349520

The author showed that traditional beliefs were still prevalent in marriage in India in the 1960s, especially among the Lingāyats – a religious group in southern India. The author revealed that subcaste endogamy and hypergamy were evident in partner choosing. Preferential kin marriage was dominant. Parents and kin decided on mates. The majority of girls were married before the minimal age set by the Hindu Marriage Act. The data implies that traditional mate selection influenced marriage age, while subcaste endogamy rules influenced marital ties’ geographical proximity.