All Hindu Religious Services Performed at Home and Community
Welcome to Vedic Temple Of Virginia. The following child-related puja services are available from the Temple currently.
Please click on any Child Services from the list below, to see details of each Puja performed at the temple.
| Puja | Description |
|---|---|
| CHILD FIRST YEAR | Ceremony is performed immediately after the birth of the child. |
| NAMAKARNAM | The ceremony of naming a child. |
| AKSHARA ABHYASAM | On this auspicious occasion of Ma Sarasvati puja, give your children three gifts which will help them throughout their life. |
| ANNA PRASANAM | This is the ceremony for the first feeding of cooked rice. |
| UPANAYANAM | Upanayana is initiation into the brahmacharyasrama and is the purvanga of student bachelor-hood. |
| HAIR OFFERING | This ceremony of the first tonsure is to be performed in the third year of the male child. |
| PUMSAVANAM | Ceremony for begetting a male child. |
| PUNYAHAVACHANAM AND NAMAKARANAM | This is a simple ceremony in which the child is given a name. |
| SEEMANTHAM | Religious Baby Shower ceremony. |
| ✦ ōṃ śrī vēṅkaṭēśāya namaḥ | |