Avani Avittam

Avani Avittam (Upakarma)

Single-day festival

Confidence

Probable

Annual Vedic sacred thread renewal ceremony for Brahmin males on Shravana Purnima. The old yajnopavita is ritually discarded and a new one invested with Vedic mantras. New Veda study cycle begins. Called Upakarma in Sanskrit; Avani Avittam in Tamil calendar.

Names

  • eng / LatnAvani Avittam (Upakarma)
  • hin / Devaअवनि अविट्टम (उपाकर्म)
  • tam / Tamlஆவணி அவிட்டம்
  • tel / Teluఆవణి అవిట్టం
  • kan / Kndaಆವಣಿ ಅವಿಟ್ಟಂ
  • mal / Mlymആവണി അവിട്ടം

Observed at 109 temples