Mundan Muhurtaमुण्डन मुहूर्त
Auspicious dates for child's first hair-cutting ceremony (chudakarana).
Best for
- ✓Chudakarana samskara
- ✓Cleansing past-life karmic residues from hair
- ✓Tirupati/Tirumala/Palani offerings
Avoid
- ✗Even years (2, 4, 6, 8)
- ✗Solar month of child's birth
- ✗Month of child's janma nakshatra
- ✗Pitru Paksha
Spiritual Significance
Hair is believed to carry karmic impressions from past lives. Mundan removes those impressions and starts the child fresh. Also believed to strengthen new hair growth, balance vata dosha, and support brain development. Tirupati pilgrimage tradition offers hair at the temple.
How to Calculate
Best months: Magha, Phalguna, Chaitra, Vaisakha, Jyeshtha. Best tithis: 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13. Best nakshatras: Pushya, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Jyeshtha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Revati.
Modern Application
Still 80%+ observed in Hindu households. Combined with first pilgrimage. Many families do Mundan at Tirupati, Palani, Vaishno Devi, or Pashupatinath. Photo-op and family gathering — birthday-equivalent for first decade.
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