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Name: Srinivasan M

Hi, i belong to a family of telugu and tamil brahmins. I am 24 years old, and i have not undergone upanayanam yet despite several attempts of my family to do it forcibly in the past. Now they are really hell bent on doing it as soon as possible, and they are forcing me to get it done with all the rituals including mottai with kudumi/pilaka, and ear piercing, and also with the condition that i have to keep the pilaka for at least 6 months. All this is impossible for me since i need to attend various classes, and i am also a part time teacher, i cannot think of facing my students with a pilaka and shaved head and earrings. If anyone has convinced your parents to drop the rituals, or if anyone has undergone the rituals, please post your experience

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