Brahmin ceremony: the beginning of the Upanayanam or sacred thread ceremony at the age of 7 years
Scope & Content:
‘No. 10. The grand Punneassanum, or Ceremony of purifying 3 pots of water performed on the preparatory day to the Oopoonah-Enum, or ceremony of investing the Boy at the age of 7 years with the Brahminical Cross-thread, & making him a proper Brahmin.’