Different modes of wearing of YajnopavItam: Deva tarpaNam - upavIti (Left shoulder) Pitru tarpaNam - prACInAavIti (Right shoulder) Rishi tarpaNam - nivIti (Garland) Carrying the Sava(corpse) - nivIti (Garland) Nature's call - Around the right ear
In the dharma SAstra texts, the views of various smrutis on a topic are presented. At times these differ from each other. Hence the best approach to be followed is to know the SishtAcAra from our elders who are well-versed in the practice of dharma. One has to act accordingly.