The weight in silver of the products of this action are given as alms in the aqiqah rite.
The weight in silver of the products of this action are given as alms in the aqiqah rite. Every day, thousands of devotees of Venkateswara have this action performed at Tirumala, making millions annually for the temple. The upsherin ritual involves performing this action on three-year-old boys for the first time. After this action is performed on him in violation of his Nazirite vows, a man is (*) blinded and enslaved in Gaza, where he pulls down the pillars of a temple to Dagon. The performance of this action is forbidden by Kesh, one of the "Five Ks" of Sikhism, leading many Sikhs to wear turbans. Monks often undergo a type of this action called tonsuring. For 10 points, identify this action which Delilah performs on Samson to remove his strength.
The weight in silver of the products of this action are given as alms in the aqiqah rite.
cutting hair [or shaving hair; or obvious equivalents]