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Hi Manasa I have long hair, which was envy of everybody in my family. You know my mom and sis always asked me cut my hair short as I used to have lice and nits because of long hair before marriage. Now it is my mother in law and sister in laws turn after marriage. Now they are forcing me to go for a tonsure at tirumala. In your family everybody had long hair or not. didn't you face this problem, if yes what would you do? please write to me as I feel encouraged talking to you. If possible please send your before and after tonsure photos.

Lavanya continues in another mail: HI Manasa, MY IN LAWS ARE NOT LISTENING AND I HAVE TO HAVE TO GO FOR HEAD TONSURE. I AM VERY SCARED AS THE TONSURE DAY IS COMING CLOSE. WE HAVE DECIDED TO GO TO TIRUMALA ON 7TH AND MY TONSURE WOULD BE DONE ON 8TH.I HAVE THICK LONG HAIR WHICH I DON'T HAVE THE HEART TO SHAVE BUT IF I DON'T MY HUSBAND AND MY MOTHER IN LAW WILL BEAT ME SO I HAVE TO GO AHEAD. PLEASE IF ANYBODY HAS PREVIOUS EXP PLEASE TELL ME WHAT PRECAUTIONS I HAVE TO TAKE. SHOULD I OIL MY HAIR BEFORE TONSURE. DOES THE TONSURE BY RAZOR HURT. WOULD MY HAIR GROW BACK PROPERLY. DOES THE TONSURE TAKES PLACE IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY ARE THEIR NO WOMEN BARBERS OR ANY SECTION WHERE WOMEN ARE TONSURED. PLESAE WRITE TO ME I AM FEELING VERY SCARED. I HOPE THEY DO TONSURE IN SPITE OF HAIR FILLED WITH DANDRUFF OR LICE BECAUSE IF THE BARBER REFUSES TO TONSURE ME FOR THIS REASON MY MIL WILL BEAT ME LIKE ANYTHING. SOMETIMES I HAVE PROBLEM OF LICE AND DANDRUFF.

Hi Lavanya, Barber will never refuse to tonsure as beautiful hair as yours. Enjoy the experience instead of fearing over it. Did you tonsure your head? As you said that you are going to tonsured on 8th Jan. Please share your experience with us. Manasa

hi manasa,

its nice hearing from you and sharing my feelings with you. my head was tonsured on 8th Jan. how are you doing and have your hair grown back and to what size. are you taking any special care. I am feeling very strange with my bald head and I feel very embarrassed to go out as my mil doesn't allow me to cover my head. did you covered your head after tonsure. my sil and her hubby came to stay two days before. we reached tirupati on 7th and immediately took bus to tirumala and reached there in the afternoon. we then went to our cottages booked by my husband. then we had bath my mil washed my sils and my hair. then we had food. after that my mil oiled my hair and plaited them forthe last time .my sil didn't want to oil her hair so I oiled my mils hair. then we decided to go to kalyankatta. we had to wait for more than hour before our turn came. as the tonsure time was coming near I was feeling worst and tears were coming to my eyes. the person there gave us 5tokens and half blades and we reached the tonsure area. my husband and brother in law went to different barber and we went to different barber. there were three women waiting in front of us. my mil first loosened her bun and watered her hair and then she went first. I saw the barber bending her head and massaging it with water and he told us to do the same. so my sil loosened my plait and watered it and I watered her hair. in next few minutes my mil got up and asked me to sit. I was feeling nervous and sat awkwardly in front of barber who shouted at me and asked me to sit properly. my sil then told me to sit cross-legged. the barber then bent my head and partitioned my hair in two sides and tied knots he then further bent my head and moved the razor from middle to my nape and I started crying as the oily hair started falling on my lap. he moved my head up down left and right and finished my tonsure. but my mil moved hand on my tonsured head and told the barber to move the razor once again for better growth of hair. and when he did that it burnt lot. then I got up and mil put some water on my head and removed some hairs which were sticking. my husband and sil's husband also had finished and they saw me and laughed and I felt further sad. soon my sil finished her tonsure and when she got up I was surprised to see her ,how different she looked with the white bald pate. then mil showed me mirror and I had tears in my eyes but mil scolded me to keep quiet. after that we had bath and nice darshan on 7th and again on 8th before leaving. please tell me how can I grow my hair fast what oil should I use right now I am oiling my bald head with coconut oil.

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