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	Upanayanam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Upanayanam perhaps better known outside India by the name "Thread ceremony", is a Hindu rite-of-passage ritual.
		The hallmark of having gone through the Upanayanam ceremony is the wearing of a Sacred Thread on the body.
		Both the sacred thread and the Upanayanam ceremony are known by different names in different languages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Upanayanam (600 words)

	Upanayanam
		Upanayanam or the thread ceremony is the sanskara performed to mark the beginning of studenthood or Brahmacharya ashram for a Brahmin, Kshatriya or
		The Upanayanam is an ancient ceremony, preceding the Aryan arrival in India.
		The investiture of the sacred thread, once a minor aspect, became the main purpose of the ceremony, as the thread was the identification of a 'twice-born' Hindu.
	www.gurjari.net /ico/Mystica/html/upanayanam.htm (1612 words)

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		Upanayanam or the thread ceremony is the sanskara performed to mark the beginning of studenthood or Brahmacharya ashram for a Brahmin, Kshatriya or Vaishya boy, to formalise his eligibility to read and study the sacred books Varna Prior to the ceremony, a child of any caste is considered 'once-born' or a Shudra.
		This initiation rite marks his second, spiritual birth after his first physical one, for not only is he now admitted to the privileges of his caste and into society in general, but also embarks on adolescence.
		For example, the Upanayanam of a Brahmin is performed in the spring, of a Kshatriya in the summer, and of a Vaishya in the autumn.
	www.greatestcities.com /users/amreshvashisht/6044.html?mode=reply (1673 words)

	culture
		Upanayanam or the thread ceremony is the sanskara performed to mark the beginning of studenthood or Brahmacharya ashram for a Brahmin, Kshatriya or Vaishya boy, to formalize his eligibility to read and study the sacred books.
		According to the Grihyasutras (see Sutra), the Upanayanam for a Brahmin should be performed when the child is eight years old; for a Kshatriya at the age of 11; and for a Vaishya, at 12.
		References to the life of a religious student are found in the Rig Veda (see Veda), where the Upanayanam is described as a simple ceremony.
	narasimhan.com /SK/Culture/heritage/cer_upan.htm (1614 words)

	Upanayanam from Beautiful Home... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Upanayanam or the thread ceremony is the sanskara performed to mark the beginning of studenthood or Brahmacharya ashram for a Brahmin, Kshatriya or Vaishya boy, to formalize...
		Upanayanam or the thread ceremony is the sanskara performed to mark the beginning of studenthood or Brahmacharya ashram for a Brahmin, Kshatriya or Vaishya boy, to formalise his eligibility to...
		Upanayanam is the Samaskara or the ceremonial rite in which the young Brahmin boy is invested with the sacred thread and initiated into the Gayathri - the Holiest of all mantras in the legacy of the...
	www.fbeautifulhome.com /homes/upanayanam.html (453 words)

	The Online Panchangam - The Thread Ceremony
		Upanayanam is the Samaskara or the ceremonial rite in which the young Brahmin boy is invested with the sacred thread and initiated into the Gayathri - the Holiest of all mantras in the legacy of the Rishis.
		After the Upanayanam is performed, the boy or the Vatu - as the young Brahmachari is called, becomes eligible to study the Vedas.
		As this Samaskara signifies a spiritual rebirth as it were, the boy becomes a Dvija or a "Twice Born" after the Upanayanam is performed.
	www.panchangam.com /upan.htm (829 words)

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		Upanayanam for a Brahmin should be performed when the child is eight years old; for a Kshatriya at the age of 11; and for a Vaishya, at 12.
		At the time of the Upanishads (600 - 400 BC), the Upanayanam became compulsory because, the importance of education was recognised by then.
		The Upanayanam of the sacred thread, once a minor aspect, became the main purpose of the ceremony, as the thread was the identification of a 'twice-born' Hindu.
	www.geocities.com /tvradio_99/cc.htm (1792 words)

	Brahminization through community “Upanayanam”
		Thiruvananthapuram: The community “Upanayanam” (holy thread ceremony) held at Ramana Mattom, within the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple complex in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram city on May 25, brings to the fore several lessons to illustrate the kind of manipulatively — controlled, social atmosphere prevailing in today’s Kerala, known as India’s foremost literate and progressive state.
		Viewed from this angle, the performance of “community Upanayanam” was a clever method to counter this growing demand in order to convert all non-Brahmin caste members as Brahmins and, thereby, to continue the Brahminical supremacy to control all the temples.
		The “community Upanayanam” ought to be opposed since it is meant to cultivate casteism and Brahminical supremacy within the society, he said in a statement.
	www.ambedkar.org /News/Brahminizationthrough.htm (1790 words)

	Upanayanam - Sacred Thread ceremony of a brahmin boy
		Upanayanam is an asset of a Brahmin boy.
		Upanayanam of a son should not be conducted along with the marriage of his sister.
		Postponing the Upanayanam of the last child of the family on the ground that there should not be three Brahmachari's in the family is a mistake committed knowingly by parents.
	www.kuzhalmannamagraharam.info /articles/upanayanam.html (508 words)

	Upanayanam(Poonool) for a girl
		A man at Hyderabad is conducting a thread ceremony (Upanayanam - poonool) for his 12 year old daughter.
		Upanayanam or the thread ceremony is a function performed to mark the beginning of studenthood or Brahmacharya for a boy, to formalise his eligibility to read and study the sacred texts.
		Posted At "Upanayanam or the thread ceremony is a function performed to mark the beginning of studenthood or Brahmacharya for a boy, to formalise his eligibility to read and study the sacred texts.
	www.sysindia.com /forums/General_Discussion/posts/54267.html (704 words)

	AstrologyIndia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Upanayanam makes the boy eligible for the study of the Vedas.
		In the Vedic period, when the codes of conduct laid down by the scriptures were strictly followed, the father took his son near the Gayathri Mantra.
		The sacred thread with which the Vatu is invested on the holy occasion of Upanayanam must be kept free from association with any other object.
	www.astrologyindia.com /upanayanam.php (638 words)

	Re: UPANAYANAM - what is it? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		As in Hinduism, the purpose of life is it to fulfil the four fold Purushartha namely Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha.
		Upanayanam initiates a person to the vedic way of life by giving them the Gayatri Mantra, the key of Vedic wisdom.
		dwija or twice born is true in the sense that before initiation, a person was leading a life akin to animals (life sustaining activities); but after Upanayanam he moves to human level (by using his intellect to sublimate the passions and emotions) and rise to the height of divine, where he merges in Eternal Bliss.
	www.hindunet.org /alt_hindu/1994/msg00454.html (268 words)

	Race for Perfection has no Finish Line: May 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A Few glimpses of the Upanayanam are put on the blog in the form of photographs.
		Next step after the upanayanam is the sandhya vandanam which is absolutely essential for a brahmachari to do.
		The Samskara or ceremonial rite in which a young Brahmin boy is endowed with the sacred thread and initiated to the Gayathri mantra is referred to as Upanayanam.
	yashinc.blogspot.com /2005_05_01_yashinc_archive.html (6688 words)

	Ashram
		Ashram refers to a stage or phase in the life of a "twice-born" Hindu (see Upanayanam).
		These are Brahmacharya, for studying; Grihastha as a married man and householder; Vanaprastha, for performing penance in a forest; and Sanyasa, for renouncing worldly attachments.
		Ashram Upanayanam, a boy should live with and be devoted to his guru, and study the Vedas.
	www.gurjari.net /ico/Mystica/html/ashram.htm (933 words)

	Upanayanam, The Thread Ceremony - Indian Wedding Rituals - ShaadiTimes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Upanayanam is the Samskara or the ceremonial rite in which the young Brahmin boy is invested with the sacred thread and initiated into the Gayatri - the Holiest of all mantras in the legacy of the Rishis.
		As this samskara signifies a spiritual rebirth as it were, the boy becomes a Dvija or a "Twice Born" after the Upanayanam is performed.
		In the years gone, the Upanayanam or thread ceremony was imperative in the life of a young boy.
	www.shaadi.com /wedding/rituals/customs/040913-thread-ceremony.php (1158 words)

	Feature Articles:MUSINGS FROM PRASHANTHI NILAYAM - Feb 2006
		The details and even the objectives of these initiation ceremonies might not quite be the same as the Upanayanam ceremony but we might keep in mind the fact that many ancient societies did have a ceremony to mark the transition from childhood to boyhood.
		That was when, on the insistence of my grandmother, my father performed the Upanayanam ceremony for me. It was a four-day affair, celebrated in the best of traditions, in a small village in South India very much given to tradition.
		One thing I realised then was that having undergone the Upanayanam ceremony, I was now required to perform a ritual called Sandhyavandham three times a day, once in the morning, once in the afternoon and once more in the evening.
	media.radiosai.org /Journals/Vol_04/01FEB06/musings-from-prashanthi-nilayam.htm (2134 words)

	Oppiliappan List Archive Feb 2005
		But once eligibility/ability to travel on his own comes to the child, he is supposed to buy the ticket or else pay the fine when caught in the act and that is any how borne by his parents.
		But once upanayanam is performed, the consequences of non performance of trikala sandhyavandanam and subsequent dharmic acts, shall be borne by the children themselves.
		Thus it is the parent's responsibility to perform upanayanam of their children at the earliest once he is able to listen and speak well; and thereby avoid cumulatively increasing their liabilities/consequences of their wards misdeeds.
	www.ibiblio.org /sripedia/oppiliappan/archives/feb05/msg00024.html (457 words)

	Shodasakriyakal
		Since Upanayanam is considered as a re-birth of the boy, its "Muhurtham" (auspicious time) should be carefully selected so as to remove the unfavourable aspects in the boy's horoscope.
		It is important that the boy has to perform the last rites of his Upanayanam Aachaaryan.
		By becoming Aachaaryan in Upanayanam, his paternal uncle thus ensures that there will be somebody to do the last rites after death.
	www.namboothiri.com /articles/shodasakriyakal.htm (4117 words)

	The Sacred Thread by Meena - WriteWords.org.uk
		Pranali at this point was beginning to lose all her initial excitement because she had never been to an Upanayanam ceremony let alone seen a card or even heard about it before.
		Upanayanam ceremony is like a wedding except there is no bride but a sacred thread is given along with the Goddess Gayatri’s mantra, which the receiver has to recite each day for the rest of their lives.
		questioned her mum.' All of that sentence isn't necessary because in your dialogue Pranali says, 'OK. What is an upanayanam ceremony....' So the first sentence when you explain what the girl is thinking is telling the story instead of showing it.
	www.writewords.org.uk /archive/1361.asp (4093 words)

	Upanayanam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Publish photo of your Upanayanam free on this page by becoming a Member of the Kuladevatha.com.
		Upanayanam is one of the most important Samskaras for a Hindu Brahmin.This ceremony is mostly performed between the ages of 9 and15 and thus a boy gets second spiritual birth.This ceremony is called " Brahmopadesha " or " Upanayana ".
		Publish photo of your Upanayanam free here by becoming a Member of the Kuladevatha.com.
	www.kuladevatha.com /Upanayanam.htm (1658 words)

	Oppiliappan List Archive Nov 1995
		Dear Shakthi: Upanayanam is one of the most important of the 40 Samskaras prescribed by Shastras for a Hindu.
		That has a coverage on all the Samskaras for Hindus.There are Special articles there on Upanayanam by others and its significance for all Hindus.
		The mantras of Sandhya Vandanam are from the Vedas and are beautiful and they become relevant after the Upanayanam ceremony is completed.
	www.ibiblio.org /sripedia/oppiliappan/archives/1995/msg00022.html (184 words)

	Studies
		Among all sanskara rituals, those who study the Vedas consider that the initiation rituals of Upanayanam as the most important.
		In the ancient times, it is said to have been available to both men and women of all communities desiring to study the Vedas.
		Some of the Brahma gnanis like Parasara, Vyasa, Sathyakama and Padmapada are not born in the 'high castes' but organized the Vedas and compiled all the karmas for the upanayanam.
	www.bnaiyer.com /studies/d-sandhya.html (772 words)

	webindia123.com-customs of kerala-customs of brahmins in kerala-Vidyarambham
		Along the sacred thread, the hide of the antelope called Krishnajinam is also worn by the boy.
		The preceptor who leads the boy to himself by conducting 'Upanayanam' teaches him the rules of the scriptures.
		It is believed that he has become a Brahmin or Dwija; which means twice born and that by undergoing the rituals he becomes a worthy recipient of knowledge.
	www.webindia123.com /kerala/people/brahmins1.htm (268 words)

	Ritual
		As the traditions changed after the eighth century AD, it was restricted to person born in some families of the 'upper' classes only and was denied for women.
		Upanayanam is usually performed at the age of seven or eight, because, that is the age when a child stops getting the benefits of the karmas of their parents and will have to learn and perform their own karmas.
		Upa means near and nayanam means going; that is the act of going to a teacher to learn.
	www.bnaiyer.com /faith/ritual-105.html (344 words)

	Islamica Community Forums - Holy cow! Here's perfumed dung for Hindu rituals
		These include the upanayanam, commonly called the thread ceremony, which is performed to mark the beginning of studenthood for a boy.
		Panchagavyam - a 'sacred mixture' consisting of cow dung, cow urine, milk, curd and ghee (clarified butter) - is given to young men to eat during the upanayanam.
		The dung is also claimed to be a 'disinfectant' and is used to clean earthen ovens, the courtyard and the floor after a meal in a traditional Hindu home.
	www.islamicaweb.com /forums/showthread.php?t=7991 (286 words)

	Musings of a Chennai gal: The tale of the Upanayanam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Adi's major reason to ask his mother to hold an Upanayanam ceremony was because he wanted to get some attention to himself.
		Amma and appa were very tired, but they let him open them nevertheless...at least that would give them some hours of rest, without any new nagging from him.
		Reason was coz I saw during my cousin's upanayanam, they had this video coverage, which was not very common in 1986..
	chennaigalwrites.blogspot.com /2005/08/tale-of-upanayanam.html (1793 words)

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