days, the Mangalsutra was made of black glass beads strung on a thread made of the fibres of dried pineapple leaves. The ordinary crude pattern of the was improved in the course of time. Later longish beads of gold were inserted between the black glass beads and a pendant was added. The earliest pendant was a round disk of silver. It was called thali. Later it was changed into a golden pendant. See also Roman Catholicism in Mangalore Catholic Church in India Christianity in Karnataka Mangalorean Protestants Mangaloreans Monti Fest World Konkani Centre List of topics on the Portuguese Empire in the East 2008 anti-Christian attacks in Carnataca Americanisation Anglicisation References Bibliography References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further reading External links Mangalorean Konkan Christian Association (MKCA), USA Mangalorean Association of Canada (MAC) Social groups of Karnataka Christianity in Mangalore Indian Roman Catholics Konkani Catholics Christian communities of India Ethnic groups in India Ethnicities of Karnataka Ethnoreligious groups in India