- Samskṛta
texts of
Hinduism and
varies regionally. The
sacred thread or
yajñopavīta (also
referred to as Janeu, Jandhyam, Pūṇūl, Muñja and
Janivara Yonya)...
- 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...
-
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...
- is draped. If female, a sari is draped.
Yajnopavita or Mangalsutra.
Putting on the
sacred thread (
Yajnopavita thread if male and
Mangalasutra thread if...
-
intertwined with serpents,
wearing huge
jatabhaaras on
their heads,
yajnopavita (sacred thread) and ornaments. The
Linga in the
sanctum indicates that...
- corpse. She is
adorned with bones, skulls, and serpents. She also
wears a
Yajnopavita (sacred thread) of skulls. She
wears a jata mukuta, that is, a headdress...
- Trivedi, and his
mother was Yashodabai. When he was
eight years old, his
Yajnopavita Sanskara ceremony was performed,
marking his
entry into
formal education...
-
appears in many forms:
around the neck, use as a
sacred thread (Sanskrit:
yajñopavīta)
wrapped around the
stomach as a belt, held in a hand,
coiled at the...
