With the birth of a little one comes many different ceremonies and traditions. But one tradition that is common across many religions and cultures is the practice of shaving baby hair. The Mundan Ceremony or the baby head shaving is a ritual celebrated with grandeur and joy in India. The Mundan Ceremony as a Hindu ritual is usually done at 1 to 3 years of age, commonly at 11, 9 or 7 months.
In the ritual, it is common to apply a paste of turmeric and sandalwood to the shaved head. Turmeric is a great antiseptic, and will help heal small nicks, if there are any.
Every family has their own way of conducting the Mundan Ceremony. The ceremony is believed to rid the baby of any negativity from their past life while promoting mental and spiritual development. And anyway, blunt ends will always feel thicker.
My daughter escaped the ritual baldness, as many baby girls do. My mother-in-law agreed to my suggestion that a lock of her hair would be a sufficient offering at the ancient shrine of the goddesses Tara-Tarini. I popped the hair into an envelope and sent it off to the Kumari hills in the Indian state of Odisha, where it took part in a prayer ceremony under a bodhi tree. My elder brothers got away with a trip to the local barber in Southall where they were given zero cuts. As newly arrived migrants from Tanzania in the s, I doubt there were the facilities for anything grander even if my parents had had the desire.
My mother declined the kind offer from the Turkish barber to bag up the strands. Instead, a religious meal was organised by our elders in Dar es Salaam in honour of the family goddess, and an offering was made in our ancestral village in India and all parties worldwide were satisfied.
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My baby's mundan was done when he was9 months old. What is the ideal way of performing Mundan? How to perform Mundan ritual at home? What precautions are needed while doing Mundan?
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