Male Ear Rings

[aditya at icanect.net]

nas_ng at lms420.jsc.nasa.gov (Ganesan)  has  recently written as
follows:

>1) In Tamil, male ear rings are called as kaTukku or kaTukkan.
>Female ear rings have many names - kuzhai, thOTu, kammal, curuL, thongal, 
>kaathOlai, kaathaNi, ceviyaNi, nakai ..,
I understand they are also called Kundala in Sanskrit and ear-piercing
is still counted as one of the 16 sanskars among Hindus.
Ear piercing for males was considered as important an event as
circumcision is among the Jews.
Have a nice day. 
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Aditya Mishra  
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