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'Mundan'
Mundana (Sanskrit: मुण्डन, lit. 'tonsure'), is the eighth of the sixteen Hindu saṃskāras (sacraments), in which a child receives their first haircut.The child's hair is shorn, frequently leaving only the śikhā or cūḍā, a tuft at the crown of the head. Traditionally , the hair from birth is associated with undesirable traits from past lives. Thus at the time of the mundana, the child is freshly shaven to signify freedom from the past and moving into the future. The rite is performed as a special ceremony in most homes, for young girls and boys. The shaven hair is offered to the Holy Ganges amidst prayers and Vedic mantras by trained priests. The family then performs special Yajna and Ganga arti.
'Mundan'
Mundana (Sanskrit: मुण्डन, lit. 'tonsure'), is the eighth of the sixteen Hindu saṃskāras (sacraments), in which a child receives their first haircut.The child's hair is shorn, frequently leaving only the śikhā or cūḍā, a tuft at the crown of the head. Traditionally , the hair from birth is associated with undesirable traits from past lives. Thus at the time of the mundana, the child is freshly shaven to signify freedom from the past and moving into the future. The rite is performed as a special ceremony in most homes, for young girls and boys. The shaven hair is offered to the Holy Ganges amidst prayers and Vedic mantras by trained priests. The family then performs special Yajna and Ganga arti.