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Upanayana (Sanskrit: उपनयन, romanized: upanayana, lit. 'initiation') is a Hindu educational sacrament, [ 2 ] 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 Hinduism .
The education of a student started from Upanayana ritual. It was performed between four and nine years of age. After it, the student was sent to Gurukula for the study. In the upanayana an Acharya was assigned to the student. The Acharya took care of his students like father and impart proper education, training and guidance to them.
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The initiation ceremony (upanayana) invests the male initiates with a sacred thread, a loop worn next to the skin over the left shoulder and across the right hip. [ citation needed ] This Dvija-ceremony was recommended in medieval era texts for the Brahmins (priests and teachers), Kshatriyas (warriors), and Vaishyas (merchants) before they ...
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Shivalli Brahmin males undergo the Upanayana when they turn seven years old to initiate them into Vedic studies. [ citation needed ] It is also known as Brahmopadesham. The key ritual during the Upanayana is that of putting a sacred thread consisting of three cotton strands across the left shoulder of the boy, called Janivara.
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