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The Samāvartanam, also known as Snāna, is a Hindu sacramental ritual (Saṃskāra) that was performed at the close of the Brahmacharya period and marked the end termination of the student life.[1]

[edit] See also

Upanayanam Gurukul

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ For definition of Samāvartanam, and alternate term Snāna, see: Pandey 1969, p. 146.

[edit] References

  • Pandey, Rajbali (1969), Hindu Saṁskāras: Socio-Religious Study of the Hindu Sacraments (Second Revised ed.), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0434-1 
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