Reel Name: Thread Changing Festival
Reel Notes: Thread Changing (Yajnopavitra) Festival of Tamil Brahmins
Date of Exposure: August 2001
Keywords: thread,  full moon,  

A South Indian Brahmin A Tamil Brahmin going over the scriptures while running an errand
	Thread Changing Festival
Tamil Brahmins Gathered for Spiritual Renewal Brahmins gathered for a thread changing ceremony
	Tamil Brahmins Gathered for Spiritual Renewal Brahmins gathered for a thread changing ceremony
Showing Respects to the Brahmin
	Thread Changing Festival
Thread Changing Festival
	At the Annual Thread Changing Ceremony
They are prohibited to wear shirts
	Brahmins on their way to the Yajnopavita ceremony

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