VARANASI: Amid chanting of Vedic mantras, the rituals of `Upnayan Samskara' (thread ceremony) of as many as 151 batuks (disciples aged below 14) was performed on Sunday.The event was held at Shri ...

A family revisited a long-forgotten Vedic practice when they put their 8-yr-old daughter through the thread ceremony at the hands of women priests. MUMBAI: A family in Thane revisited a long ...

Now, thread ceremony via Internet. A Chennai-based duo's website helps devout Brahmins anywhere in the world perform the annual ritual with ease. Tuhin Chakraborty. From our online archive.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The Sacred Thread ceremony is a ceremony for boys in some Hindu communities to confirm they are of an age to take on ...

While Ananda is the deputy director of the foundation’s Polio team, Sohini works in the field of gender equality. Naturally, the couple were faced with a unique conundrum when Ananda’s father insisted ...

The 16-year-old, for whose thread ceremony all of us had been invited, was getting one on his own initiative, apparently. His father said: “His board exams were on and he repeatedly reminded me that ...

Pune-Based Group To Organise ‘Mass Thread Ceremony’ For Non-Brahmin Hindus On Savarkar's Birth Anniversary The programme, which will be held at the Ashwamedh Mangal Karyalay, Karve Road, Pune ...