The word ‘Upanayanam’ means "to bring near" and also "vision through knowledge.” Upanayanam is a samskara(rite of passage) which marks a boy's entry into the next phase of his life - Bhramacharya after which the boy becomes eligible to study the vedas. An Upanayanam ceremony is usually performed after the boy is just past 7 years of age. This ritual has two parts; Brahmopadesham - wherein the Gayathri mantra is recited in the boy's ear by his father and Yagjnopaveetham- the investiture of the sacred thread.

Upanayanam marks the rebirth of the boy into spirituality and hence the boy is referred to as a ''Dwija" which means twice-born. In the ancient days, after this ceremony the boy would go to a Gurukula and begin his formal education.

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