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Matchmaking has embraced the cyber age, with popular sites including
www.shaadi.com
,
www.bharatmatrimony.com
and, more recently,
www.secondshaadi.com
- for those seeking a partner
again.
RANGOLIS
Rangolis,
the striking and breathtakingly intricate chalk, rice-paste or coloured powder designs (also called
kolams)
that adorn thresholds, especially in South India, are both auspicious and symbolic.
Rangolis
are tradition-
ally drawn at sunrise and are sometimes made of rice-flour paste, which may be eaten by little creatures - sym-
bolising a reverence for even the smallest living things. Deities are deemed to be attracted to a beautiful
rangoli,
which may also signal to sadhus (ascetics) that they will be offered food at a particular house. Some people be-
lieve that
rangolis
protect against the evil eye.
