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{{Short description|Hindu rite of passage with first haircut}} |
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[[File:Hindu baby first head shave choulopan chudakarana sanskara.jpg|thumb|Chudakarana - baby's first haircut done on the sixth day after birth.]] |
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The '''Chudakarana''' ({{lang-sa| |
The '''Chudakarana''' ({{lang-sa|चूड़ाकरण}}, {{IAST|Cūḍākaraṇa}}) (literally, arrangement of the hair tuft) or the '''Mundana''' (literally, tonsure), is the eighth of the sixteen [[Hindu]] [[saṃskāra]]s (sacraments), in which a child receives his/her [[first haircut]]. |
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[[File:MundanOfMathil.jpg|left|thumb|200px|A Mundana ceremony in Mithila.]] |
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⚫ | According to the [[Grhya Sutras]], this samskara should take place at the end of first year or before the expiry of the third year, but the later authorities extend the age to the seventh year.<ref>Pandey, R.B. (1962, reprint 2003). ''The Hindu Sacraments (Saṁskāra)'' in S. Radhakrishnan (ed.) ''The Cultural Heritage of India'', Vol.II, Kolkata:The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, ISBN 81-85843-03-1, p.403</ref> The child’s hair is shorn, frequently leaving only the [[sikha|śikhā]] or ''cūḍā'', a tuft at the crown of the head. |
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⚫ | Originally, the arrangement of the śikhā was the most significant feature of the Chudakarana and the number of tufts was determined by the number of the [[pravaras]] belonging to the [[gotra]] of the child. Later, in northern [[India]], keeping only one tuft became universal. But in the [[Deccan]] and southern India, earlier traditions remained alive to some extent.<ref>Pandey, Rajbali (1969, reprint 2006) ''Hindu Saṁskāras: Socio-Religious Study of the Hindu Sacraments'', Delhi:Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN ISBN 81-208-0434-1, pp.98-99</ref> |
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Originally, the arrangement of the śikhā was the most significant feature of the Chudakarana and the number of tufts was determined by the number of the [[pravaras]] belonging to the [[gotra]] of the child. Later, in northern [[India]], keeping only one tuft became universal. But in the [[ |
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In tradition, the hair from birth is associated with undesirable traits from past lives. Thus at the time of the ''mundana'', the child is freshly shaven to signify freedom from the past and moving into the future. The rite is performed as a special ceremony in most homes, for young girls and boys. |
In tradition, the hair from birth is associated with undesirable traits from past lives. Thus at the time of the ''mundana'', the child is freshly shaven to signify freedom from the past and moving into the future. The rite is performed as a special ceremony in most homes, for young girls and boys. |
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At [[Rishikesh]], on the banks of the [[Ganges]], there is a special ''chudakarana'' or ''mundana'' ''samskara''. In this ceremony, along with cutting and shaving hair, [[Vedas|Vedic]] [[mantra]]s and prayers are chanted by trained priests, [[acharya]]s and [[rishikumara]]s. The child's head is shaven and the hair is then symbolically offered to the |
At [[Rishikesh]], on the banks of the [[Ganges]], there is a special ''chudakarana'' or ''mundana'' ''samskara''. In this ceremony, along with cutting and shaving hair, [[Vedas|Vedic]] [[mantra]]s and prayers are chanted by trained priests, [[acharya]]s and [[rishikumara]]s. The child's head is shaven and the hair is then symbolically offered to the holy river. The child and his/her family then perform a sacred [[yajna]] ceremony and the [[Ganga Aarti]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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