Upanayanam of Kaveri Ranga Ramanuja Dasan
Upanayana is the initiation ritual by which initiates are invested with a sacred thread, to symbolize the transference of spiritual knowledge. In Hinduism, a Sacred Thread (Sanskrit: यज्ञोपवीतम्, yajñopavītam) is a thin consecrated chord, composed of distinct cotton strands. The sacred thread ceremony (Sanskrit: उपनयनम्, upanayanam) that invests the wearer with the sacred thread is often considered a socially and spiritually significant rite (or samskara). Among Hindus, the ceremony was once associated with the three higher castes, but is now administered to all adolescent males without consideration of caste by several denominations. Though far less common, it is also sometimes conducted for girls. In some regions of modern North India, the ceremony is often conducted as an immediate precursor to wedding ceremonies, instead of during adolescence, while in other regions it is almost always associated with adolescence. Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanayana
Aug 12, 2011
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