தொல்தமிழர் அறிவியல் –
77 : 24. கூந்தல்கழித்தல்
In socio- religious aspects
Role of hair in rituals and ceremonies
“Even though beauteous aspect of
hair among women is elaborately spoken in Sagam literature, we can not but
mention about the ritual of tonsure by men on the eve of religious functions
and temple festivals and household ceremonies.
Hair is
essential aspect of handsomeness among men also. When elders die, the next of
kin, a male prefers to sacrifice his
hair as a mark of deep respect and reverence
to the departed person. In ancient days men are also having long hair.
In south East Asia and in Indonesia male were having long hair and it was
valued also until the 17th century.
Only when alien influence creeped into the society, having crop by
partially cutting the hair has become
the fashion. Even women have followed this practice in Thailand the reason
being that a whimsical king, when found a long hair in his cooked food ordered
that all women should keep their hair short.
Men too having
long hair had been a practice as explained
by Purananooru(251, 9 ) and (77, 279). They too donned thei long hair
with garlands and offered such fresh garlands to the images of God Siva also.
They tonsure the hair and don it with green leaves when they go for wars or battles. Such preparation of shaving the hair and donning it was performed even for a very young boy when he goes for fighting in the absence of elders in his home.(Puram. 279.) – Editor. -------தொடரும்……
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