Head to the famous temple at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh and you are likely to find a lot of bald men and women, propitiating Lord Balaji with a vow of tonsure. Gleaming scalps are everywhere, some smeared with sandalwood to keep the head cool, especially in the summer heat.
Tonsuring to please the Lord is a centuries-old ritual at this Vaishnavite temple. As devotees flocked to shear their locks for divine intervention, the management of the temple realised that there was money to b .. Read More
Source Web Page : The Economic Times
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