Brahmins in India set a lot of store by the ceremony of wearing the sacred thread. This ceremony is called the Upanayanam. It is supposed to keep the young mind trained to discipline through medidation of the sacred Gayatri mantra. Jawahar had his Upanayanam at Chennai in my Housing Board Flat and it was like a marriage without a bride! This was preceded with Grahapravesham of the flat, so there were two days of festivities. Now the flat is sold and only the memory of that flat and the Upanyanam ceremony exists.
Nowadays it is become the fashion for youngsters to refuse to have an upanyanam and parents do not want to impose any such discipline on their young. I, for one, still think that there is considerable merit in these proceedings and it has tremendous impact on the young mind. I wonder how many will agree with this!
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