The Gudia community is the sweets making community of Orissa who have the surnames Sah, Madhesiya, Gupta, etc. Gudia brides are associated with the Gudia community, whose families are distinguished on gotra or family name. Weddings in the Gudia matrimony are arranged according to the vargas. Alliances between members of same varga are prohibited. A Gudia bride is married before she reaches her adolescence. A positive part of Gudia community is that widow re-marriage and divorce are permitted.