The Tuft & Its Utility And Significance

The Tuft & Its Utility And Significance

• Brahmins (Brahmanas), as well as the other castes, grow Choti or Sikha, a tuft of hair.

• It protects the brain from any sudden stroke and keeps it cool. The heat of the sun does not affect the head directly.

• The tuft is most scientific as well as religious. Any religious act should be performed after tying the tuft. 

The tuft of hair has a salutary effect on the essential parts of the brain and the central nervous system. 
         Significance Of The Sacred Thread

Wearing the sacred thread is a very holy and sacred ceremony amongst the Hindus. 
 

• Those who worship God at the three Sandhyas and repeat the Gayatri holding the Brahma knot of the sacred thread, derive immense strength and power.

• The sacred thread is a great power for the worshiper who leads a regulated life devoted to the worship of God.