The Sacred Thread ceremony is a ceremony for boys in some Hindu communities to confirm they are of an age to take on religious responsibility. Girls are sometimes honoured in the same way ...

A look at three important ceremonies that take place in the early years of a Hindu ... ceremony, together with the use of astrological charts, the head-shaving ceremony and the sacred thread ...

He said that the sacred thread indicated the initiation of the boys at a young age into spiritual learning through “brahmopadesha” and “upanayana”. “It is a cherished tradition ...

TIRUMALA: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has successfully facilitated 26,214 free weddings at the Kalyana Vedika in Tirumala since April 25, 2016, off ...