antarchakshu
navigate by keyword : abstract antarchakshu asia auspicious batu behaviour bound brahmachari bronze celibacy child cloth color development dharma dhoti eye facilitates father gayatri grass guru hand highlight inner kalasha mantra munja munjamani nayan near observances people perform plank pour red religion religious restrictions rice righteousness rite ritual sanskar shine sit teacher thread tied towards traditional travel upa upanayan vision vowed vrat vratabandha waist water wear white

Ritual having water in hand. Royalty Free Stock Photo
A ritual in Upanayan sanskar Royalty Free Stock Photo
   
   
   
   
   
A ritual in Upanayan sanskar - 2
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
The word Upanayan consists of two words, upa and nayan. ‘Upa’ means near and ‘nayan’ means to take towards. In short, Upanayan means taking to the Guru teacher, who will teach the Gayatri mantra. Nayan also means ‘the eye’.Upanayan thus means the inner vision antarchakshu. Therefore that rite which facilitates the development of inner vision is called Upanayana. Vratabandha is that rite by which one is bound by restrictions of vowed religious observances vrat, norms of Righteousness Dharma and celibacy. Before that, there are no restrictions on the child’s behaviour. Upanayana is also named Munja after the grass ‘munja’ which is tied to the waist during the rite. The one on whom the rite is being performed is called a batu, munjamani, brahmachari, etc.Red being an auspicious color here the batu is wearing a red colored dhoti, sitting and performing a ritual in the ceremony wherein the father of the batu is pouring water from the kalasha in batu`s hands.

Stockphotos.ro (c) 2025. All stock photos are provided by Dreamstime and are copyrighted by their respective owners.