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 Respected Readers:
In my unread experience with a child born and brought up in the States we 
waited until he was old enough to understand what exactly he was going to 
undergo. He needed to understand it as a right of passage. That not only was it 
expected of him as the son of a Shrivaishnava it was also his duty to recite 
the Gayatri regularly. I feel that because of this he wears his poonol to 
school everyday. He does not perform the Sandhyavandanam regularly. It is my 
fault because I do not push for it. I believe that everything comes as God 
regulates. Performing upanayanam in India with lots of children who have 
undergone/are undergoing the function makes it easier for the boys in India to 
have the upanayana early.

Now he has seen his friends in US having their Bar Mitzvahs and he understands 
his position as a Hindu much better. He had just turned 12 when we had his 
Brahmopadesham this summer in Bangalore. 

As people who know me will tell you that I have no authority to give you any 
advice on so complicated a subject, I am only writing to tell you how it has 
helped our oldest son grow as a proud Hindu in a small US town with not too 
many Indians unlike NJ or NY or California or a temple. The closest temple for 
us is the Pittsburgh SVTemple which is almost 3 hours away!!

Humbly

Mytri





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