Mangalorean community members belong to various local groups concentrated in the region of southern coastal part of India. The ethnic groups under the Mangalorean community are the Tuluva, Konkanis, Daivajnas, Bearis, Kannadigas, Saraswat Brahmins and Mangalorean Catholics. The Mangalorean grooms perform wedding rituals depending on the religion practiced. The wedding celebrations for a Catholic Christian Mangalorean groom takes place in a church and the reception party is in the evening.