What is the reason behind getting your head Tonsured?
By ganarch
@ganarch (18)
India
February 15, 2008 4:07am CST
am from India and it is customary for Hindus that when a child is born, the first time that his hair has to be removed, we visit the family Temple and then get his head Tonsured. A couple of weeks back i took my son who is 2 years old and got his head Tonsured at Nanjangud, which is at a distance of 165 kms from Bangalore. I myself have gone through this process many a times.
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@systems (459)
• India
4 Apr 08
Hairs on the head gives beauty and we all know what the people do these days to the hairs like dyeing, different styles of cuttings, bindings etc...
It is considered as the hairs on the head which increases the beauty of the individuals also represents the EGO in the persons..
It is believed that God favours more towards the person who has given up his ego and surrenders to him than a person who has not given up his ego.
So this practice came as to show that the person has given up his ego...
Just imagine how a lady may look with her head tonsured. But it shows how much faith she has in god and also that she has given up her ego by getting tonsured without bothering about her looks..
But, I really don't know why the parents get it done for their children rather than for themselves... This practice of Tonsuring the head must come from the individual rather than their parents getting their children's heads tonsured who don't know many things and not of the age to understand these things.
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I am a resident of Nanjangud...
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http://www.nanjangud.info/
@Soniasony (1827)
• India
5 Mar 08
Though it may be a ritual ..I guess there is some cause behind that may be it is act to cleanse off initial hair making way for the fresh one..
@revdauphinee (5703)
• United States
16 Feb 08
a clipping off or shaving off of part or all of the hair of the head, done esp. formerly as a signal of entrance into the clerical or monastic state
