THE SHODASHA SAMSKARAS
- Garbhadhana ( Conception)
- Pumsavan ( Fertilization )
- Simantonnayana ( Prosperity )
- Jatakarma ( Birth Ceremony )
- Namkaran ( Naming )
- Nishkramana ( First Outing)
- Annaprasana ( Giving the first cereal food)
- Chudakarma ( Cutting hair )
- Karnavedha ( Ear Piercing )
- Upanayana ( Investiture with sacred thread)
- Vedarambha ( Starting Studies )
- Samavartana ( Convocation )
- Vivaha ( Marriage )
- Vanaprastha ( Renouncing home )
- Sannyasa ( Asceticism )
- Antyeshti ( Funeral )