Another important Samskara is; Upanayana which means initiation ritual is done to introduce the Vedas to the male child is the next.The sacred Upnayana ceremony that invests the wearer with the sacred Yajñopavītam is often considered a socially and spiritually significant rite It has varying formats across Hindu-Buddhist communities and performed on an auspicious day. * Yajñopavītam is known by many names (varying by region and community), such as Bratabandha, Janivaara, Jandhyam, Poita, Poonal, Janeu, Lagun, Yajnopavita,Yagyopavit, Yonya and Zunnar. The other Sanskrit term for it is Avyanga. The Upanayana is called by variying names such as, Upanayanam, Brahmopadesham, Munji, Munj, Janeu Rasm and Bratabandha. Among Hindus, the ceremony was once associated with the higher castes. Upanayana (lit. "leading closer" to the Brahma) is a version of the sacred thread ceremony where the concept of Brahman is introduced to a boy. Traditionally, the ceremo...