Hindu rite of passage for young female
Ritu Kala Samskara, or Ritushuddhi, is a female coming-of-age ritual in South Indian Hindu traditions. The ritual is performed when a girl wears a langa voni for the first time.
The ritushuddhi marks a transition out of childhood. [1]
It is also referred to as a Half sari function, Langa Voni (Telugu: లంగా ఓణి), Pavadai Dhavani (Tamil: பாவாடை தாவணி), or Langa Davani (Kannada: ಲಂಗ ದಾವಣಿ).
- ^ Schlegel, Alice, and Herbert Barry, 'Leaving Childhood: The Nature and Meaning of Adolescent Transition Rituals', in Lene Arnett Jensen (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Human Development and Culture: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Oxford Library of Psychology (2015).