During the course of life of an individual, Hinduism advocates sixteen purification rites known as samskaras. Upanayana is one of the most important of such rites that a boy child is expected to ...

For Hindus, the 'Janeu Sanskar' is of great importance. It marks the initiation of young boys and in some cases girls into the rites of Yajnopavit. During the Janeu sanskar, a sacred thread is tied ...

We all have seen priests, Brahmins, or boys wearing a white thread during the Upanayana ceremony in Hinduism, which is called “Janeu” or “Yagnopaveet”. But have you ever wondered why there are always ...

If the Yogi Adityanath government returns to power in Uttar Pradesh for a second term, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi will start wearing Hindus’ sacred thread 'janeu', worn across the shoulder, and ...

Taking a veiled dig at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said people have started showing their gotra and janeu (sacred thread) to become prominent in the ...

Protest in Kalaburagi after NEET candidate asked to remove Janeu. (ANI) A protest broke out outside a NEET examination centre in Kalaburagi on Sunday after a candidate was allegedly asked to remove ...

Karnataka NEET Controversy: A controversy unfolded outside a NEET exam centre in Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Karnataka, on Sunday after a student was allegedly asked to remove his Janeu a sacred thread ...