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Namkaran, Annaprashan and Mundan checklist
For a baby's naming ceremony, first rice feeding and first haircut, at home, in a temple or a hall.
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Child ceremonies questions
What is needed for a Mundan ceremony?
A date and muhurat from the pandit, a barber experienced with babies, a clean cloth, antiseptic and haldi or sandal paste, the puja samagri, and dakshina and gifts for the pandit and the barber. Some families go to a particular temple or tirth.
What happens at Annaprashan?
Annaprashan is the baby’s first feeding of rice, usually kheer from a silver spoon or bowl, after a small puja. Keep the baby fed and rested beforehand and follow your family’s custom.
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