Description

First time cutting of hair, 1st year or 3rd year.

This ceremony of the first tonsure is to be performed in the third year of the child. Also it initiates the maintenance of a ‘Sikha´ (tuft of hair on the head) as a religious necessity after that age. According to Susruta, a tuft of hair on the head protects a vital part on the head.

Susruta and Charaka confirm that removing the hair, excess nails etc., contribute to strength, vigor, longevity, purity and beauty of the individual.