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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Hindu rite of passage
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gptkbp:ageOfInitiation
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Typically between 8 and 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:Gayatri_Mantra
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gptkbp:duration
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Usually one day
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gptkbp:gender
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Traditionally male
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Upanayanam
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gptkbp:involves
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Wearing of sacred thread (yajnopavita)
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gptkbp:modernUse
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Sometimes performed for girls in some communities
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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:relatedCeremony
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Samavartanam
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gptkbp:relatedConcept
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Dvija (twice-born)
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gptkbp:rituals
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Recitation of Vedic hymns
Homa (fire ritual)
Offering to fire
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gptkbp:scripture
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gptkb:Manusmriti
gptkb:Dharmaśāstra
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gptkbp:significance
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Beginning of Vedic studies
Initiation into student life
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gptkbp:symbolizes
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Spiritual rebirth
Entry into Brahmacharya ashrama
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gptkbp:traditionallyPerformedFor
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gptkb:Brahmins
gptkb:Kshatriyas
gptkb:Vaishyas
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Iyer_community
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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