the work of cutting and trimming hair or shaving the beards, etc.

ಭದ್ರಾಕರಣಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡರೆ ಭದ್ರವಾದೀತೆ? bhadrākaraṇa māḍikoṇḍare bhadravādīte? (prov.) do mere rituals bring about the welfare?