The Vokkaliga community is residents of old Mysore region of southern Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, and belongs to the Vaisya varna in Hinduism. The surnames of Vokkaliga brides are mainly Gowda, Gowder, Gounder, Reddy, Rao, Naidu and Naicker. The families of Vokkaliga community are into agricultural professions. The Vokkaliga brides are very good homemakers and are mainly into fine arts, as well as private and public sectors jobs.