Seemantha (Baby Shower)
Vedic tradition calls for the recitals of relics and verses known as Udhagasanthi or Uthakashanthi Japam in a soft but powerful mantra recital that lasts for about an hour and a half…
Pumsavanam
Pumsavana is one of the 16 sanskara in Hinduism, which are rites of deciding the gender of the fetus in early stages of a woman’s pregnancy (third or fourth month)…
Jathakarma
During a traditional Jātakarman ritual, the father welcomes the baby by touching the baby’s lips with honey and ghee. The first significance of the hymns is explained…
Namakaranam
Namakarana (Sanskrit: नामकरण, Nāmakaraṇa) (literally, naming) is the naming ceremony in Hinduism and a Sanskara (rite of passage) to name a baby…
Anna prashanam
The ceremony is usually arranged in consultation with a priest, who arranges an auspicious date on which to conduct the ceremony. It is usually carried out when the child is six to eight months old…
Upanayanam (Thread Ceremony)
Upanayana is the rite of passage for the start of formal education of writing, numbers, reading, Vedangas, arts and other skills. The Upanayana rite of passage was also important to the teacher…