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Re: Gayatri Mantra
Vidhyanath K. Rao (vidynath@math.ohio-state.edu) wrote:
: For all we know, perhaps the original poster supports upanayana for
: girls/women also :-)
: I have seen references to upanayana for girls being performed in some
: cases in ancient times. The usual citations are Kane, `History of
: Dharmasastras', v.2, 293ff and Altekar `Position of women in Indian
: civilization', 397ff. There are also, apparently, modern attempts
: to do this. Can anybody shed more light on this topic.
Dear Vidyanathji:
I have read that the Brahmapurana has such references.
With best regards,
Dhurba.
