-
receives during this
ceremony a
sacred thread called the
yajnopavita to be worn. The
yajnopavita ceremony announces that the
child had
entered into formal...
-
Upadhyaya they were
influenced by the
Chisti Sufis.
While they wear the
yajnopavita and the tilak, they take alms from only the Muslims, and not from Hindus...
-
Vedas in Gurukulas,
Yajñopavita -
sacred thread - is worn. This
ceremony is
called Upanayana or
Upakarma Sanskar. The old
Yajñopavita is also
changed on...
- is that it
represents "dvija" and is thus the
female counterpart of a
yajnopavita in the
Brahmin community. Its
function is
similar to that of a mangal-sutra...
- depiction,
Shiva is portra**** with a
sacred halo and a
sacred thread (
Yajnopavita). He is clad in
tiger skin
while his
attendants are
wearing Sogdian dress...
- Trivedi, and his
mother was Yashodabai. When he was
eight years old, his
Yajnopavita Sanskara ceremony was performed,
marking his
entry into
formal education...
- trishula, a sword, a
severed head, and a
drinking bowl. She also
wears the
yajnopavita (sacred thread),
which is
generally dedicated to male deities. She stands...
- to
Vijaya Ramaswamy) that a king
granted privileges like
right to the
yajnopavita (the
sacred thread worn by Brahmins),
right to ride a palanquin, right...
-
recitation of the Veda (svādhyāya). Further, the
sacred thread, the
yajñopavīta, sāndhyā worship, that of the
ancestors (pitṛ), the brahma-yajña, and...
- depiction,
Shiva is portra**** with a
sacred halo and a
sacred thread ("
Yajnopavita"). He is clad in a
tigerskin while his
attendants are
wearing Sogdian...
