Other Ceremonies
Ubadesam - Formal induction into religious practices and adherences is called Upadesam. This is done to both men and women - at around the age of 15 years. After Ubadesam, one is supposed to follow religious practices with vigor and seriousness.
Marriage - Outwardly, Jain marriages resemble Hindu marriages. However, the mantras chanted are Jain. There is no Brahmin priest; instead there is a Camaṇar called a Koyil Vaadhiyar "temple priest” who conducts the ceremonies.
Pilgrimage - Most Jains go on pilgrimage to tirthas and major Jain temples in the North India - Shikharji, Pavapuri, Champapuri and Ujjayanta Giri - as well as places in South India such as in Karanataka, Shravanabelagola, Humbaj, Simmanagadde and Ponnur Malai in Tamil Nadu.
Funeral rites - Dead are placed on a pyre and incinerated. Ashes are disbursed in water courses and ceremonies are performed on tenth or sixteenth day. Annual remembrance ceremonies similar to Hindu practice are not performed. But no festivities or functions are followed that year on the paternal side.
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