The Mundan Sanskar, also known as Chudakarana, is one of the 14 essential samskaras (sacraments) in Hindu custom. It involves the ritual shaving of any child's head, normally performed in the first or 3rd year of life. This rite symbolizes purification and the shedding of negative energies connected with earlier lives. The belief is of which cutting the head of hair eliminates any undesirable qualities the child may well carry and brings in good lot of money, intelligence, and extended life. Traditionally, this kind of ceremony is carried out under the advice of priests who select an auspici