Vokkaligas is caste that can be found in Karnataka. The Vokkaligas are primarily agriculturists. People of the Vokkaliga community ascribe various honorifics to their castemen, the most popular of which is Gauda anglicized as Gowda. The words Vokkaliga and Gowda are almost synonymous in usage and in colloquial, Gowda has come to mean a Vokkaliga. Vokkaligas are spread across southern Karnataka districts of Bangalore, Kolar, Mandya, Mysore, Hassan and Chickmagalur. This community are also known as Kongu Vellalars of Tamil Nadu.

Vokkaliga marriage is done in marriage halls or ancestral homes. Some of the pre-marriage rituals include Nischitartha. Some of the interesting customs followed duringVokkaliga matrimony are chapparashastra, ganga puja, Saptapadi etc. During the marriage the groom ties the "Mangalsutra" around the bride's neck. The "pallav" of the bride is tied to "shalya" of the groom. During the marital knot, the couple goes around the "mandap" three times, after which they go outside to view the sun.The newlyweds then seek the blessing of the elders by touching the feet of all the elders present after which they leave for the marital home. The bride then enters her new home by tipping over a small measure of rice with her right toe for well-being and prosperity.