![]() The tradition is widely discussed in ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism and varies regionally. The Upanayanam ceremony is arguably the most important rite for the Brahmin male, ensuring his rights and responsibilities as a Brahmin and signifying his advent into adulthood. According to the given community and region, it is also known by numerous terms such as janai or janea, poita/paita, logun/nagun, y agnopavita, bratabandha, bratopanayan. It signifies the acquisition of the knowledge of God and the start of a new and disciplined life as a brahmachari.Its applicable only those who are in Brahmin, Kshatriya or Vaishya Varna. Some traditions consider the ceremony as a spiritual rebirth for the child or future dvija, twice born. ![]() Upanayana ( Sanskrit: उपनयन upanayana) is a Brahmin educational sacrament, one of the traditional saṃskāras or rites of passage that marked the acceptance of a student by a preceptor, such as a guru or acharya, and an individual's initiation into a school in Brahminism. Traditionally, this ritual was for 7, 9, and 11 year olds in South Asia, but is now practiced for all ages.
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