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Plate RIT · RANANamakaranaNamakarana

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Ritual tradition

Unverified

Namakarana

Namakarana

household · tradition unspecified

iDescription

Naming ceremony on the tenth or twelfth day. Astrologer determines the auspicious syllable from birth nakshatra; name is whispered into the infant's ear.

iiNames in other languages

  • नामकरण

    hin · Deva

    शिशु का नामकरण संस्कार। जन्म के ग्यारहवें या बारहवें दिन ज्योतिष के अनुसार नाम रखा जाता है।

  • நாமகரணம்

    tam · Taml

  • నామకరణం

    tel · Telu

  • ನಾಮಕರಣ

    kan · Knda

  • നാമകരണം

    mal · Mlym

iiiRegional variants

1 attested
  • south-indian

vProvenance

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  1. Evidentiary classificationverified_evidence · Vamshanidhi moderation recordscholarly interpretation
  2. Regional name attestations6 translations · eng/Latn, hin/Deva, tam/Taml, tel/Telu, kan/Knda, mal/Mlymscholarly interpretation

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