Mundan called Tonsure in English is the act of shaving the baby's first hair on the head. The tradition is considered important in Hindu tradition mandatory. During the mundan ceremony ...

The tonsure – from the Latin word "tondeo," meaning to shear or shave – is rich with historical symbolism. It consists of cutting the hair of the candidate, a gesture that is found in Scripture.

where they shave/tonsure their heads in a ritual of devotion. Hundreds of barbers shave a new person's head every five minutes, leaving "bloody scalps and hair balls" all over the ground.