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PETALING, MALAYSIA, May 24, 2002: Concerned with the high number of Hindu youth not being able to find the right marriage partners, the Malaysia Hindu Sangam will continue its successful matchmaking program. The program is aimed at helping eligible Hindu bachelors, single women, widows, widowers and divorcees find suitable life partners. Held for the second time, the Swayamvaram, or partner-choosing, will be on June 9 from 8:00 AM at the Shri Lakshmi Narayan Temple in Kg Kasipillay, Kuala Lumpur. Organizing committee chairman Krishna Raj Mohan said the association was happy that the first Swayamvaram received tremendous support and was a success. Many of those who took part in that Swayamvaram are now happily married. To ensure that no individuals abuse the program, she said parents would have to accompany their children. “Swayamvaram” originally meant a gathering in which a woman would either choose her own husband from a group of assembled hopefuls or marry the one among them who won a contest — as Arjuna won Draupadi and Rama won Sita. Today the term is used for meetings, such as that assembled by the Sangam, of young men and women, usually accompanied by their parents, seeking prospective life partners. The method has met with substantial success in India as well as in the West.

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