Samaveda Upakarma

The annual renewal of the sacred thread and recommencement of Vedic study by brahmins of the Samaveda shakha, held on Hasta nakshatra in Bhadrapada rather than on Shravana Purnima like the Yajurveda observance. Rites include rishi tarpana, prayaschitta and Gayatri japa.

Also known as Sama Veda Upakarma · Samavedi Upakarma · Saamaveda Upakarma