Sanatana Dharma - Aka Hinduism (2nd Bin)

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Pratice of yagnopaveetham for girls was given up entirely elsewhere but in South it was replaced with Mangalyam is how I remember it. In South (some parts I suppose) before marriage they do gauri puja (bride) and will offer yagnopaveetham to gauri. Apparently that was a reminder that girls used to wear yagnopaveetham - per some people. They used to get yagnopaveetham when they were either 8 years old OR Guru was in exalted state (cancer). I guess, whenever that was replaced with maangalyam they probably started getting them married off too at that age? Now that is all my speculation and may have something to do with Islamic invasions and their incessant rape, plunder and loot.