अवनि अविट्टम (उपाकर्म)

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.

1. RecurrenceRecurrence rule recorded but not yet typed · pañcāṅga ruletextual
2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
3. Name (eng/Latn)Avani Avittam (Upakarma)textual
4. Name (hin/Deva)अवनि अविट्टम (उपाकर्म)textual
5. Name (tam/Taml)ஆவணி அவிட்டம்textual
6. Name (tel/Telu)ఆవణి అవిట్టంtextual
7. Name (kan/Knda)ಆವಣಿ ಅವಿಟ್ಟಂtextual
8. Name (mal/Mlym)ആവണി അവിട്ടംtextual
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• And 97 more temples in the register.

• eng / LatnAvani Avittam (Upakarma)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.
• hin / Devaअवनि अविट्टम (उपाकर्म)दक्षिण भारत में यज्ञोपवीत धारी ब्राह्मणों का वेद अध्ययन प्रारंभ पर्व। श्रावण पूर्णिमा को मनाया जाता है।
• tam / Tamlஆவணி அவிட்டம்பூணூல் (யஞ்ஞோபவீதம்) மாற்றும் வைதீக நிகழ்வு. ஸ்ரீ காயத்ரீ மந்திர உபதேசம்.
• tel / Teluఆవణి అవిట్టం
• kan / Kndaಆವಣಿ ಅವಿಟ್ಟಂ
• mal / Mlymആവണി അവിട്ടം

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URN · aavani-avittam