What is the rule to perform Upanayana for a child who has been adopted from an orphanage, being both the parents are from the Brahmin community.
[h=4]1.[/h] | [h=4]Garbhadan[/h] | [h=4]The first coming together of the husband & wife for bringing about conception.[/h] |
[h=4]2.[/h] | [h=4]Pumsvan[/h] | [h=4]Ceremony performed when the first signs of conception are seen, and is to be performed when someone desires a male child.[/h] |
[h=4]3.[/h] | [h=4]Seemantonayan[/h] | [h=4]A ceremony of parting of the hairs of the expectant mother to keep her spirits high & positive. Special music is arranged for her.[/h] |
[h=4]4.[/h] | [h=4]Jatakarma[/h] | [h=4]After the birth of the child, the child is given a secret name, he is given taste of honey & ghee, mother starts the first breast-feeding after chanting of a mantra.[/h] |
[h=4]5.[/h] | [h=4]Nama-karana[/h] | [h=4]In this ceremony the child is given a formal name. Performed on the 11th day.[/h] |
[h=4]6.[/h] | [h=4]Nishkramana[/h] | [h=4]In this the formal darshan of sun & moon is done for the child.[/h] |
[h=4]7.[/h] | [h=4]Annaprashana[/h] | [h=4]This ceremony is performed, when the child is given solid food (anna) for the first time.[/h] |
[h=4]8.[/h] | [h=4]Chudakarana[/h] | [h=4]Cuda means the 'lock or tuft of hair' kept after the remaining part is shaved off.[/h] |
[h=4]9.[/h] | [h=4]Karna-vedha[/h] | [h=4]Done in 7th or 8th month. Piercing of the ears.[/h] |
[h=4]10.[/h] | [h=4]Upanayan & Vedarambha[/h] | [h=4]The thread ceremony. The child is thereafter authorized to perform all rituals. Studies of Vedas begins with the Guru.[/h] |
[h=4]11.[/h] | [h=4]Keshanta[/h] | [h=4]Hairs are cut, guru dakshina is given[/h] |
[h=4]12.[/h] | [h=4]Samavartan[/h] | [h=4]Returning to the house[/h] |
[h=4]13.[/h] | [h=4]Vivaha[/h] | [h=4]Marriage ceremony[/h] |
[h=4]14.[/h] | [h=4]Vanprastha[/h] | [h=4]As old age approaches, the person retires for a life of tapas & studies.[/h] |
[h=4]15.[/h] | [h=4]Sanyas[/h] | [h=4]Before leaving the body a Hinddu sheds all sense of responsibility & relationships to awake & revel in the timeless truth.[/h] |
[h=4]16.[/h] | [h=4]Antyeshthi[/h] | [h=4]The last rites done after the death.[/h] |