Re: REQUEST : Varna
Posted By Y. Malaiya (malaiya@cs.colostate.edu)
Wed, 12 Mar 1997 17:49:46 -0700
Mani Varadarajan wrote:
>
> Only one caste can really be easily identified. Orthodox brahmin
> males invariably wear the yajnopavIta, a sacred thread that hangs
> from their left shoulder across their torso. Of course, they can
> only be identified this way if they are not wearing a garment that
> covers their entire upper body (the traditional style).
>
That is correct. However in some non-brahmin communities also,
men wear the yajnopavIta.
In some regions, some Brahmins have a distinctive appearance.
Sometimes they tend to use slightly different set of words or
pronounce them differently. However unless you are a real expert,
you can not notice the difference.
Yashwant
