Upakarma ~ Avani Avittam: Sacred Thread Changing Ceremony

Sunday ~ Aug 10, 2014
FIRST BATCH at 7am & SECOND BATCH at 8am
Venue: 2138 South Fish Hatchery Rd, Fitchburg, WI 53575

Upakarma is a Sanskrit word (Upa + Karma). Literally Upa means before and Karma means an action. Upakarma means an action performed before beginning the Vedic studies. In simple terms Upakarma refers to changing of sacred (Holy) thread called Yagnopaveetham on this day. Upakarma is referred to as Avani Avittam in Tamil, Jandhyala Punnama in Telugu, and Janivarada Habba in Kannada.

Upakarma or sacred thread changing ceremony will be performed by Temple priest on Sunday, August 10th – FIRST BATCH @ 7 AM AND SECOND BATCH @ 8 AM in the Temple Assembly Hall. Devotees are encouraged to come in traditional attire for this ceremony. Yagnopaveethams (sacred thread) or punal will be provided by Temple.

For more information please contact:
Bahee – 234-8634 Kanthan: 273-8341 Neelam: 698-9928 Vaishnavi: 695-7277 Jayanthi: 831-5376 Kumar – 209-0652 Dr. Prabu : 268-0240 Laxmi: 831-4307