Upanayana

household · tradition unspecified

iDescription

Sacred thread ceremony initiating a Dvija boy into Vedic studentship. The guru invests the yajnopavita and initiates Gayatri mantra — one of sixteen major life samskaras.

iiNames in other languages

उपनयन / यज्ञोपवीत
hin · Deva
द्विज बालक को यज्ञोपवीत (जनेऊ) धारण कराने का संस्कार। गुरु की शरण में जाने और वेद अध्ययन के अधिकार का प्रतीक।
உபநயனம்
tam · Taml
ఉపనయనం
tel · Telu
ಉಪನಯನ
kan · Knda
ഉപനയനം
mal · Mlym

iiiRegional variants

1 attested

south-indian-brahmin

vProvenance

Provenance ledger

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Evidentiary classificationverified_evidence · Vamshanidhi moderation recordscholarly interpretation
Regional name attestations6 translations · eng/Latn, hin/Deva, tam/Taml, tel/Telu, kan/Knda, mal/Mlymscholarly interpretation

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URN · urn:vamshanidhi:ritual:upanayana