- Samskṛta
texts of
Hinduism and
varies regionally. The
sacred thread or
yajñopavīta (also
referred to as Janeu, Jandhyam, Pūṇūl, Muñja and
Janivara Yonya)...
- depiction,
Shiva is portra**** with a
sacred halo and a
sacred thread (
Yajnopavita). He is clad in
tiger skin
while his
attendants are
wearing Sogdian dress...
-
Upadhyaya they were
influenced by the
Chisti Sufis.
While they wear the
yajnopavita and the tilak, they take alms from only the Muslims, and not from Hindus...
-
Vedas in Gurukulas,
Yajñopavita -
sacred thread - is worn. This
ceremony is
called Upanayana or
Upakarma Sanskar. The old
Yajñopavita is also
changed on...
- is that it
represents "dvija" and is thus the
female counterpart of a
yajnopavita in the
Brahmin community. Its
function is
similar to that of a mangal-sutra...
- is draped. If female, a sari is draped.
Yajnopavita or Mangalsutra.
Putting on the
sacred thread (
Yajnopavita thread if male and
Mangalasutra thread if...
-
intertwined with serpents,
wearing huge
jatabhaaras on
their heads,
yajnopavita (sacred thread) and ornaments. The
Linga in the
sanctum indicates that...
-
especially for the twice-born (initiated by the
sacred thread called the
yajnopavita). A man not
keeping a tuft is
regarded not to gain the full
merit of...
- to
Vijaya Ramaswamy) that a king
granted privileges like
right to the
yajnopavita (the
sacred thread worn by Brahmins),
right to ride a palanquin, right...
- corpse. She is
adorned with bones, skulls, and serpents. She also
wears a
Yajnopavita (sacred thread) of skulls. She
wears a jata mukuta, that is, a headdress...
