KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 12 -- Dating apps and pickleball dates are not the only means to meet your soulmate.

Some young Indians like Sharmmila Danabala prefer to rely on traditional Cupids like temples and matrimony services to find their destined match.

Sharmmila, 29, met her now-husband Jagghen Darmalinggam, 30, at Suyamvaram last year.

Suyamvaram is a matchmaking initiative organised by the Penang Hindu Association (PHA) with the Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Penang for Hindus seeking prospects of marriage.

Both Sharmmila and Jagghen hail from Bukit Mertajam, Penang, but theynever crossed paths until that fortunate day.

At that time, Sharmmila, a biomedical science graduate, came simply to explore the matchmaking scene - having...