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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Hindu rite of passage
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gptkbp:ageRange
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typically 8 to 16 years
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Sacred_thread_ceremony
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Brahmins
gptkb:Kshatriyas
gptkb:Vaishyas
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Coming-of-age_ceremonies
Hindu rituals
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gptkbp:date
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auspicious day chosen by priest
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gptkbp:dressCode
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gptkb:dhoti
sacred thread
uttariya
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gptkbp:duration
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one day
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gptkbp:gender
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primarily male
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Upanayana ceremony
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gptkbp:importantFor
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spiritual rebirth
eligibility for Vedic rituals
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gptkbp:includes
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gptkb:ritual
recitation of Gayatri Mantra
donning of new clothes
initiation by Guru
offering to fire (homa)
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gptkbp:modernUse
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sometimes omitted in urban areas
sometimes performed for girls in Arya Samaj
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gptkbp:notPerformedFor
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Shudras (traditionally)
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gptkbp:performedAt
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boys
girls (in some traditions)
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gptkbp:postCeremonyPractice
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daily Sandhyavandanam
study of Vedas
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gptkbp:practicedIn
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gptkb:Hindus
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Brahmacharya_ashrama
gptkb:Samskara
Vedic education
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gptkbp:rituals
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wearing of sacred thread (yajnopavita)
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gptkbp:scripture
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gptkb:Manusmriti
gptkb:Dharmaśāstra
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gptkbp:significance
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marks entry into student life (Brahmacharya)
marks initiation into formal education
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gptkbp:symbolizes
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second birth
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:region
caste
family tradition
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Dvija
gptkb:Gayatri_Mantra
gptkb:Purusha_Sukta
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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