Chudakarm Sanskar, or Mundan ceremony, is the auspicious ritual in which a child’s head is shaved for the first time. The ceremony is performed for the long life of the child. There ceremony is believed ensure success in life. Usually Mundan ceremony is performed before the end of the first birthday of the child. In some regions and by some communities the Chudakarm Sanskar is performed before the third birthday.
The ceremony is usually performed in a temple which is famous for Mundan ceremony like
It must be noted that the ceremony is also performed before the fifth or seventh birthday of the child.
The auspicious day for performing the ceremony is chosen after consulting an astrologer or after reading the regional Panchang.
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I attended one such ceremony some years ago in Thiruthani. And, in that community, baby boys with long hair were dressed as girls, and also had earrings. From a western viewer (me) who met this baby for the first time, before the ceremony, I told the parents, "Cute daughter." But, I was wrong, it was their son!
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