I can understand that Madi is maintaining the purity or untainted nature of the cloth – that is, the cloth is washed the previous day night and hung out for drying to be ready in time for wearing the following day after bath. Is it considered Madi if the clothes that are dried in the afternoon are folded while one does not take rest in beds etc.? Will the purity become less if we touch the door mats or curtains? Will the purity become less if others in the family come in contact? Have heard jute door mats are considered untainted; Is this true?

As per the system of elders, folding the clothes in a woolen blanket before partaking food is considered Madi except on days such as shraddha, etc. During Amavasyai, tharpanam days, etc., as the clothes should not be dried consecutively over two days, they dry the clothes after sunset; on days such as Amavasyai, since tharpanam is done after noon, clothes are dried in the mornings. One should be careful not to come in contact with door mats or curtains. Though jute is better, it also contains some taints, hence elders do not perform Tiruvaradhanam after coming in contact with such things.