For those interested in following the Institute of the Good Shepherd (and I know there is such an interest), the website of their seminary has up some new photographs of recent events in IBP life, including a Candlemas procession and, most recently, the tonsuring of some of their seminarians. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Speaking of scalps, I discovered that the Mimbrenos had no special zeal for tonsuring their enemies, but they brought back a few from those of Gallantin's band they'd killed, and the women dressed and stretched them on little frames, to brighten up the parlour, I dare say. ❋ Estelle Bruno (2010)
In basements they could see through half-open doors at the bottom of ladderlike steps, earnest-faced men, with long, well-tended queues of hair, busily tonsuring sleepy clients. ❋ Unknown (1889)
We see King perhaps laid aside; not tonsured, tonsuring is out of fashion now; but say, sent away any whither, with handsome annual allowance, and stock of smith-tools. ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)
He also took exception to Health Minister B. Sriramulu tonsuring his head and wearing black dress saying that it did not suit the position he held. ❋ Unknown (2010)
She then visited India where she saw tonsuring happening. ❋ Unknown (2010)
When Indians make pilgrimages to the country's biggest temples to make requests to the gods and to give thanks, one of the things they can offer as a sacrifice is their hair, in a process called tonsuring. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The Endowments Department erected barricades; opened separate ticket counters (Rs. 10 for special darshan and Rs. 25 for quick darshan), special enclosures for tonsuring and arranged ❋ Unknown (2010)
Dalai Lama, led the tonsuring ceremony of a 4-year-old Tibetan boy chosen as the sixth 'Living ❋ Unknown (2010)
The barber then took us to a room at the back of the hotel and we paid Rs 101 each for the head tonsuring. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The day of head tonsuring is decided and followed by all villagers. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Mr. Meena had organised a "feast" on Thursday in his native village Mandawari in Dausa district on the occasion of the "mundan" (tonsuring) ceremony of his grandson. ❋ Unknown (2009)
VIJAYAWADA: Executive Officer of Sri Durga Malleswara Swamivarla Devasthanam N. Vijay Kumar on Wednesday issued orders transferring a superintendent, following complaints from the pilgrims that barbers were demanding bribes for tonsuring them at Durga ghat. ❋ Unknown (2009)
And before he could actually make sense of what was happening, a young man whipped out a razor, doused his head in water and began tonsuring him. ❋ Unknown (2008)
a moment while this tonsuring was taking place; she moved it in spite of herself, now to one side, now to another, to flee from the clipping scissors, of which the rude cuts and the creaking axis wounded her ears. ❋ Seraf��n Est��banez Calder��n (1833)
We are protesting the completion of this tragedy by tonsuring our head, "Kamal Hak, a Kashmiri Pandit" living in exile "in Delhi, told IANS. ❋ Unknown (2009)
