Occasions
Birth & naming pujas in Varanasi (जन्म व नामकरण)
The rituals families keep for this occasion in Varanasi, and the order they are usually kept in.
3 pujas cover almost every booking for this occasion. Which ones you keep depends on your family's custom.
Birth & naming
- Namkaran नामकरण — the naming ceremony, usually on the eleventh or twelfth day
- Mundan मुंडन — the first tonsure, kept in the child’s first or third year
- Annaprashan अन्नप्राशन — the child’s first solid food, offered with a short puja