Rituals & Customs
The sacred thread given to wear during Upanayana
What is Yhanopavita / Jaanva?
This person performs the Upanayana ceremony
The Upanayana ceremony is primarily found in these set of scriptures
What are the Vedas / Grihya Sutras?
Saffron and White dhoti is worn for Upanayana.
What colored cloth is traditionally worn during the ceremony.
This Hindu god is known to have undergone Upanayana in mythological tales
Who is Lord Krishna?
The Vedic mantra taught during the ceremony as child first sacred lesson
What is Gayatri Mantra?
This person is the spiritual teacher guiding the boy during Upanayana ceremony
Whos is the Guru/Priest?
This means Upanayana in literal Sankrit
What is "Leading near" to the teacher or knowledge?
The significance of wearing deer skin or upper garment worn
what represents detachment and austerity?
He was the guru of Krishna and Balarama
Who is Sandipani Muni?
The name of the rite where the boy begs for alms/donation
What is Bhiksha?
This person provides emotional support, blessings, feeding the boy.
Who is the mother? What mothers does during Upanayana?
In ancient times after it you move to the Gurukul.
What was the next step after Upanayana?
Traditionally these plants were used to make the thread
What is Cotton or Kusa grass?
This epic mentions princes going to Gurukul after Upanayana
What is Mahabharata / Ramayana?
The thread is put over the left shoulder and under the right arm
How is the sacred thread worn?
The name given to Spiritual Father or Preceptor
What is Acharya / Guru?
These Hindu varnas traditionally undergo Upanayana.
Who are Brahmin,Kshatriya and Vaishya?
These represents each strand of the sacred thread.
What is purity, strength and knowledge or the three debts?
This demon disguised as a Brahmachari to trick Vishnu
Who is Vamana?
The name of the fire ritual conducted during the ceremony
What is Homa / Havan?
The term used to refer the spiritual rebirth symbolized by the Upanayana
What is Dvija / Twice-born??
Name of the Vedic student after Upanayana.
What is Brahmachari?
Is the name of the waistband tied during the ceremony.
What is Mekhala?
This ancient sage was denied Upanayana due to caste , but later became a great Rishi
Who is Satyakama Jabala?