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English: Hindu child with head shaven and red Swastika painted on it. Upanayana is a very popular Hindu-tradition, a Samskara or Sanskar (consecration). In Upanayana, alon with the sacred thread-tying ceremony, child's hair are partially shaved for the purpose of Shikhabandhan. This is accompanied with a celebration.
मराठी: मुंज झालेल्या बटूचे चित्र. बटूच्या क्षौर केलेल्या डोक्यावर कुंकवाचे स्वस्तिक रेखले आहे.
Date 9 March 2007, 08:22:35
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Author vivek Joshi
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