The ageofmarriagetendsto become much higher,and anumber ofthe old vicious practices seemto be dying out.WhenIremember,however,the villagesinhabited by the so-called“untouchables”–the misery,the dirt,therotting garbage, and thegeneral air of dejection–Iamappalled. There isamountain of work ...
In Tamil nadu, as a part of the Tamil marriage ritual, dried turmeric tuber tied with string is used temporarily or permanently as opposed to the Mangalasutra of Hindus in India . The Tamil Marriage act recognizes this custom. Thali necklace is the equivalent of marriage rings in western cult...