Dhruv, Adity and Aniket Thakur's Upnayan : 12 Jun 2019 | Bistaul | Bihar

Upanayana (Sanskrit: उपनयन) literally means "the act of leading to or enlightment or near the eye (or eyesight / vision/ Third eye/ Pineal gland)". It is an important and widely discussed samskara in ancient Sanskrit texts. The rite of passage symbolizes the leading or drawing towards the self of a child, in a school, by a teacher. It is a ceremony in which a guru (teacher) accepts and draws a child towards knowledge and initiates the second birth that is of the young mind and spirit.