Now search your 'dream face' on BharatMatrimony

CHENNAI, INDIA: BharatMatrimony.com, an Indian matrimony portal, announced on Wednesday the launch of 'Facial Search' - a feature based on face recognition technology.

Members can now upload photos of their long awaited dream person and the "Facial Search" will lead them to profiles of members with resembling facial characteristics, said a press release.

"Now, our members can find a potential partner based on their preferences for facial appearance thus unlocking the wealth of information that is hidden away in photos,"said Murugavel Janakiraman, founder and CEO, Consim Info, which owns BharatMatrimony.com.

“Not surprisingly, many members are using this to search for celebrity lookalikes,” he added.

The state-of-the-art face recognition technology works on the dimensions of a face, measures distances between the features, and matches it with photos on BharatMatrimony, said the release.

One can search from the new and existing list of members for profiles with the most sought after celebrities facial features, it added.