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Thepiousandcompassionate
KashmiriRishisdidnotneglectthe
nagasandrakshasaswhowerethe
originaltribesmenlivinginthis
land.Theymadearrangementsto
satisfytheirneedsacid
requirementsfromtimetotime.

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Yagneopavit

KahNaethar:Commentary

Yagnopavitissymbolicofthe
initiationofahouseholderinto
performinghisthreefolddutiesto
thehousehold,tohisdevas,andto
hispitrashencethethreestrands
withbrahmagandhordivineknot
andthreewaysofwearingit.

netharinKashmiriisnothingbutnakshatrainSanskrit.So
kahnetharwouldbetheceremonycelebratingthe
constellation(nakshatra)ontheeleventhday.
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Likewise,netharformarriageisagainanindirectword
representingthecorrespondingastralsign,anauspicious
beginning.Thecorrectnameformarriangeisvivaha.The
commonlyusedHinditermshadiistotallyincorrectbecause
itisaPersianwordthatmeanshappinessorcelebration.
Anycelebrationisshadi.

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Subhashji:
Namaskar!
KahnaetherisknownasJatakaramSamskarandisoneof
suchvedicsamskarasasNamkaranSamskarorMundan
Samskar.Thissamskaraisheldontheeleventhdayor,as
youhavesaid,ontheeleventhnakshatrafromthenakshtra
ofachild'sbirth,hencethenamekahnaether.Itisakinto
baptismaritualisticpropitiationofdeitiesandthe
acceptanceofanewbornchildintothefamilyfoldorgotra.
Itisconsideredtobeaveryimportantsamskarabecauseno
hom,havan,yagnya,shradhaorpinddanacanbeperformed
bythefamilywhereanewbornchildhasnothadthissamskara.However,if
thissamskaracannotbeheldontheeleventhdayofachild'sbirthitcanbe
deferredandheldonsomeotherauspiciousdatebutbeforeanyreligious
ceremonyisperformedbythefamily.Inourtimesithasnowonlyvestigial
importance.
PeculiartoKP'sisShransonder,aceremonyheldonthetenthdayofa
child'sbirthonlyKP'scombinetheceremonialmedicinalbathwiththevedic
ritualofPumsuam(aritualnowonlyobservedinselectivecasesinthesouth
ofIndia,namelyKerala).And,kahnaethercannotbeheldiftherehasbeen
noshransonder.
Onthe3rddayofachild'sbirth,wehaveanotherceremony,againpeculiar
toKPs,calledTrui,whenfriedsesameseedsgarnishedwithsugarcandyand
walnutsaredistributedamongfriendsandnearrelatives.Sesameseeds
seemtohaveatantricsignificanceinallourritualperformances.

Kashmirisfirstmatchtheteknis
(horoscopes)oftheprospective
brideandgroom.Besidesthis,the
otherfactorswhicharetakeninto
considerationwhileselectinga
matcharethebackground,status
andmoralcharacterofthefamily
oftheprospectivematchandtheir
closerelatives.
Shivratri(Herath)

Shivratriisthecrownofour
festivals,andisspreadoverafull
fortnightofthePhalgunamonth.
AmongtheKPsthisisknownas
Herath,aphoneticderivationof
HarratrithenightofHara(Shiva).
Itisasocioreligiousfunctionthat
istheverypartofourlife.
Navreh

Navrehisthelunarnewyear
whichiscelebratedinKashmirand
manyotherpartsofthecountry.
Thiscoincideswiththefirstdayof
theChaitra(spring)Navratras.
PunDeun

Thisisatraditionalcelebration
whichalmostallKashmirifamilies
celebrateinthemonthofBhadron
(August/September)bypreparing
verydeliciousRothsofwheatpan
cakes)whicharefriedinGhee
(Butter).