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Utsarjana and Upakarma are Vedic rituals observed by sages. During Utsarjana, sages would pause their study of the Vedas and instead focus on subsidiary texts and livelihood activities like farming. This break was observed on the full moon of Magha month. To remove any faults from this pause and restart Vedic study, sages would perform the Upakarma ritual in Shravana month by wearing sacred threads and worshipping Vedic rishis. Upakarma involved rituals like offerings, mantras and seeking blessings to purif
- Author
- Sumana Sudhakara
- Language
- EN