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Markakalyanag




Markakalyanag, performed for boys between 6 and 12 years, is a popular custom in Lakshadweep Islands. This circumcision is the responsibility of child's father and is done by a barber. The ceremony is arranged at mother's house and the father sends all the articles required. In kalpeni, the ceremony is conducted in the father's place.


Updated on 7th June, 2005

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