(5) Jatakarman —the rituals for a newborn child; (6) Namakarana —naming of the child; (7) Annaprashana the first time the child is offered solid food; (8) Chudakarana —tonsure; (9) Upanayana —note that this is not the same as the child having started to study. You can call this a sacred thread ceremony, but it has the nuance of a teacher having accepted that the student is fit to be taught; (10) Samavartana —returning home after studies have been successfully completed.
