Sandhyavandanam
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Sandhyavandanam is a mandatory religious ritual centring around the recitation of the Gayatri mantra, traditionally supposed to be performed three times a day by Dvija communities of Hindus, particula
Veda pathashala students doing sandhyavandanam at Nachiyar Kovil, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.
An illustration of a Sanatana offering Arghya from 'The Sundhya, or, the Daily Prayers of the Sanatana' (1851) by Sophie Charlotte Belnos.
Dvija
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Dvija means "twice-born". The concept is premised on the belief that a person is first born physically and at a later date is born for a second time spiritually, usually when he undergoes the rite of
The Upanayanam thread ceremony marking initiation as a Dvija.