Key Puja Insights

Annaprashan is the Sanskrit word which means rice feeding or grain initiation. In this ritual, for the first time, the baby is introduced to solid food other than mother’s milk, where very small quantities of Sweet Payasam or Rice are fed. The puja is available only in Delhi, NCR.

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Benefits of puja

• Annaprashan Puja is performed to bless the child with a healthy growth of mind and body for a happy living.
• This puja protects the child and helps in increasing the longevity of the child.
• Unwanted things swallowed when the baby is in the womb will also get cleansed

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What's Included

Annaprashan Puja is available only in Delhi/NCR and is mainly performed when the child is 6 or 7 months old and the date for performing this puja will be suggested by expert pundits after analyzing the Janma Nakshatra, tithi, Rashi of the child. Collect the following Puja Samagri items to make the ritual successful.

1. A bowl and spoon for Annaprashan are required. Using a silver spoon for the ritual works great.
2. Sweet Kheer made of rice or Rava (suji).
3. Honey.
4. Ghee.
5. Tulsi or Holy Basil Leaves.
6. Holy Ganga Water.

Here are the following steps to perform the Puja:

• Patra Pujan - Make a Swastika sign on all the utensils, offer grains, flowers & then pray.
• Anna Sanskar - Put some Kheer in the bowl, add honey, ghee, basil leaves and some drops of Holy Ganga water and recite a few mantras as said by the Pundit. Now place this Kheer mix in front of the Lord to get it blessed. Then, begin the Havan procedure and complete with the Gayatri Mantra offerings.
• Vishesh Ahuti - Once done with the above procedure, offer the first meal of the child to the Agni or the fire, which should be done five times by chanting mantras.
• Kheer Prashan - After the completion of Vishesh Ahuti, feed the baby while reciting the given mantra for good health, mental stability & good character.

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Important Facts

Annaprashan Puja is the ritual performed either at home or in the temple for the baby’s health, good character, and happiness when the baby is 6 months old. This is the time when the baby gets some teeth.

This Puja is done when the baby starts having food other than mother’s milk. Popularly known as the First Rice-Eating Ceremony, this ritual is carried out by offering Kheer made of rice to the baby.

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