Hindu Sacrament of Thread Investiture

Creator: Syracuse University: Film Marketing Division

Complete Record: Explains that the sacrament of investiture is considered by many Hindus as the single most important vital event in a pious young man's life. Shows the performance of this rite on a boy as it marks his entry into the period of preparation, celibacy, and education prior to his achieving full manhood in the Hindu religious community. Filmed within the Tengalai brāhmin community of Srīvaisnavas. Shows in great detail the ceremony in which a young man takes the sacrament of investiture.