Upanayana Sanskar
Sacred Thread Ceremony
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Tenth samskara, the sacred thread ceremony marking spiritual second birth.
Purpose: Education — Initiation into Vedic study & dwija status
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About this ritual
- Deity
- Gayatri, Surya, Agni
- Approximate duration
- 3-4 hours
- Complexity
- Complex
- Performed at
- Home, Temple
- Performed on
- Age 7-12
- Scriptural source
- Multiple Sources
- Region
- Pan India
- Recommended muhurat
- Auspicious Muhurat Required
Original scriptural sources: Grihya Sutras, Vedas.
Further reading
Also in Sixteen Samskaras
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