Questions tagged [upanayanam]
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Did Lopamudra ever receive Upanayana?
Lopamudra was a female Rishi who revealed Vedic mantras and did lots of Tapas, as per Mahabharata:
And obtaining her as wife, Agastya addressed Lopamudra, saying, 'Cast
thou away these costly ...
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What are the duties of Dvija-Bandhus?
According to the book "Hindu Dharma" by Sri Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati:
If the Gayatri has not been chanted for three generations in the
family of a Brahmin, its members lose caste (they ...
asked Jan 1 '18 at 13:11
Surya Kanta Bose Chowdhury
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What is the difference in the rituals per varna post upanayanam?
I know that the upanayanam is performed by the first 3 varna and only they are allowed to wear the thread. Even the threads are of different material cotton, hemp and wool. Presumably the rituals that ...
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Significance of five shikhas (tuft) during upanayanam
Most of traditional brahmins have a Shikha (long tuft in english) at back of their head. Shikha is believed to posses great power and so it is touched to establish a power source inside it during ...
