Astrology and palmistry services are the new 'in' things in home services start-ups

If you think that youngsters were only interested in beauty services when it comes to making use of home services start-ups, you would be in a shock to know that a major section of the users of astrology and palmistry services from these start-ups belong to the millennial generation.

Youngsters are turning to these start-ups so that they can seek astrologers’ help for their queries relating to their professional careers or foreign trips.

These start-ups are letting youth consult astrologers for getting their 'kundlis' matched, tarot card reading, making it a perfect blend of the traditional and modern world.

"India is a very different market and a very different economy culturally," Siddharth Dalal, CEO of hyperlocal aggregator BookMeIn told ET. "The demand has been growing steadily. When we launched the service six months back it was four-five requests per week for the category. Today it has gone up to 50-60 per week with Vastu, Reiki and Tarot card reading finding maximum demand," he added.

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