Annaprashan Puja, also known as the rice-feeding ceremony, is a sacred Hindu ritual that celebrates a baby’s transition from milk to solid food. Traditionally performed when the child is 6 or 7 months old, the ceremony involves feeding the baby cooked rice or kheer for the first time, accompanied by prayers and blessings for health, longevity, and prosperity. It is a joyful occasion often celebrated with family and friends.Annaprashan Puja, also known as the rice-feeding ceremony, is a sacred Hindu ritual that celebrates a baby’s transition from milk to solid food. Traditionally performed when the child is 6 or 7 months old, the ceremony involves feeding the baby cooked rice or kheer for the first time, accompanied by prayers and blessings for health, longevity, and prosperity. It is a joyful occasion often celebrated with family and friends.
- Seventh among the sixteen Hindu samskaras
- Performed when the baby is 6–7 months old
- Marks the baby’s first intake of solid food
- Ritual includes feeding rice or kheer
- Celebrated with family, gifts, and blessings
Samagri
- Cooked rice or kheer
- Panchamrit: milk, curd, ghee, honey, sugar
- Flowers and garlands
- Incense sticks, camphor, diya (lamp)
- Kalash (sacred pot), coconut
- Silver bowl and spoon for feeding
- Fruits, sweets, and dry fruits
- Holy water (Ganga jal)
- Ganesh and Lakshmi idols
- Red cloth, turmeric, kumkum, rice grains
- Toys, book, pen, coin (for symbolic blessings)
Annaprashan puja
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