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  2. Nāmakaraṇa - Wikipedia

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    Their formal name, selected by the parents, is announced. The naming ritual solemnizes the child as an individual, marking the process by which a child is accepted and socialized by people around them. The rite of passage also includes a gathering of friends and relatives of the baby's parents, typically with gifts and for a feast. [4]

  3. Samskara (rite of passage) - Wikipedia

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    Above is annaprashana samskara celebrating a baby's first taste of solid food. Samskara (Sanskrit: संस्कार, IAST: saṃskāra, sometimes spelled samskara) are sacraments in Hinduism and other Indian religions, described in ancient Sanskrit texts, as well as a concept in the karma theory of Indian philosophies.

  4. Naming ceremony - Wikipedia

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    According to the date and time of birth of the child, a particular letter of the Sanskrit alphabet associated with the child's solar birth sign (Surya Rashi) is chosen which would prove lucky for the baby. The baby is then given a name starting with that letter. Usually the grandfather whispers the name four times in the right ear of the baby.

  5. Chudakarana - Wikipedia

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    The rite is performed as a special ceremony in most homes, for young girls and boys. At Rishikesh , on the banks of the Ganges , there is a special chudakarana or mundana samskara . In this ceremony, along with cutting and shaving hair, Vedic mantras and prayers are chanted by trained priests, acharyas and rishikumaras .

  6. Jatakarma - Wikipedia

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    The word karman (कर्मन्) literally means "action, performance, duty, obligation, any religious activity or rite, attainment". [3] The composite word, Jatakarman, thus means "a rite when one is born" or "a birth ceremony". [4] [5] The root of the rite of passage is related to Jatak, which is the ancient Sanskrit word for a "new born ...

  7. List of religious titles and styles - Wikipedia

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    "President [surname]" is used for most positions that use the word "President" in the title (including all quorum presidents), with the following exceptions: "Elder [surname]" is used for members of the Presidency of the Seventy; People in positions that use the word "Presiding" in the formal name are never called "President [surname]"

  8. Indian honorifics - Wikipedia

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    A Maratha Durbar showing the Chief and the nobles (Sardars, Jagirdars, Sarpatil, Istamuradars & Mankaris) of the state.. Indian honorifics are honorific titles or appendices to names used in the Indian subcontinent, covering formal and informal social, commercial, and religious relationships.

  9. Annaprashana - Wikipedia

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    The baby is held by baby's mother while the entire family feed her or him the first taste of rice. It is the mother's right to feed the child first. This is because symbolically, after breastfeeding the child, she is asking the gods to bless the child who is now entering the world of other regular food.