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{{Short description|Hindu rite of passage with first haircut}} |
{{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|चूडाकरण}}, lit |
The '''Chudakarana''' ({{lang-sa|चूडाकरण}}, {{lit|arrangement of the hair tuft}}) or the '''Mundana''' ({{lang-sa|मुण्डन}}, {{lit|tonsure|lk=no}}), is the eighth of the sixteen [[Hindu]] [[saṃskāra]]s (sacraments), in which a child receives their [[first haircut]]. |
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[[File:MundanOfMathil.jpg|left|thumb|200px|A Mundana ceremony in Mithila.]] |
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No reference is provided in any [[Grhya Sutras]], but, in general this samskara is taken place at the end of |
No reference is provided in any [[Grhya Sutras]], but, in general this samskara is taken place at the end of second 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 Plateau|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|81- |
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 Plateau|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|81-208-0434-1}}, pp.98-99</ref> |
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In tradition, the hair from birth is associated with undesirable traits from past lives. Thus at |
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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. |
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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 holy river. The child and |
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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 [[holy river]]. The child and their family then perform a sacred [[yajna]] ceremony and the [[Ganga Aarti]]. |
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==Versions in India== |
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The method of mundan is almost similar in [[Hindu]] households, Still if observed precisely , the mundan [[sanskar]] after death of dearly member varies a lot depending on the culture or ethnicity. In most of Indian households head is shaven (mundan),after the death of any member in same clan([[kul]]) or relation. But in parts of greater [[Deccan]] and Mysore state, head is only shaven after the death of parent, different from rest of Indian families. Historian Ghulab Chaudhary<ref>{{cite web|title=Mundan Ceremony process|url=http://www.badhaai.com/2017/09/happy-mundan-ceremony-messages-wishes-invitations-quotes-in-hindi.html|website=badhaai.com}}</ref> states a reason for this change in Deccan. He states that "Hindu scriptures witnessed the mundan after demise of dearly man from same kula. But the change of custom in Deccan region is because of religious policies of rulers before independence. The Nawabs imposed religious tax ([[jizya]]) on half shaven hindus and other customs. So gradually the custom changed and took a new form and people here shave head only after demise of any one of parent." Still many [[Hindus]] from [[Deccan]] follow same custom throughout. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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The Chudakarana (Sanskrit: चूडाकरण, lit. 'arrangement of the hair tuft') or the Mundana (Sanskrit: मुण्डन, lit. 'tonsure'), is the eighth of the sixteen Hindu saṃskāras (sacraments), in which a child receives their first haircut.
No reference is provided in any Grhya Sutras, but, in general this samskara is taken place at the end of second year or before the expiry of the third year, but the later authorities extend the age to the seventh year.[1] The child's hair is shorn, frequently leaving only the śikhāorcūḍā, a tuft at the crown of the head.
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.[2]
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.
AtRishikesh, on the banks of the Ganges, there is a special chudakaranaormundana samskara. In this ceremony, along with cutting and shaving hair, Vedic mantras and prayers are chanted by trained priests, acharyas and rishikumaras. The child's head is shaven and the hair is then symbolically offered to the holy river. The child and their family then perform a sacred yajna ceremony and the Ganga Aarti.
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