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cramarao@neuron.uchc.edu (Chodavarapu S. Ramarao) writes: >> So why is it that very young Hindu boys (anywhere from 1 to 3) get their >> heads shaved? >One correction before I share my personal opinion in the matter. The >ritual is by no means limited to small hindu boys. Adults of either sex >have done it and do it with great devotion and gusto. May I add that the person who performs the funeral rites of his parents or others have their head shaved too. When my head was shaved, the reason given was that life is like hair. It is there, all wonderful and beautiful groomed with care, at one moment and the next moment it disappears like nothing. Maybe this explanation was given just to convince a teenager. >There are two significat parts in the offering to the lord of seven >hills, srI venkaTEswara. One is to go around pan handling for expenses >for the trip and second is shaving the head. [Good article deleted] If I may say so, there are many temples besides Tirupathi for which the above procedure is followed. I have seen it in pilgrimage spots of Shakti, and Skanda, but not in Shiva temples (atleast the famous ones). Can someone explain why ? On a side note, I heard that the barbers in Tirupathi and other temples sell the hair. I am not aware for what purpose it is used. Shri Ramarao has given some modern techniques like wearing hats, cutting only portion of hair etc. In addition, some people who have promised to donate their hair to God may be unable to undertake this pilgrimage. Thus they just cut their hair in the local shop and ship the hair to the temple. Giri
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