Abkrith’s Vidyarambham- blessed by Acharya M. R. Rajesh

Vidyarambham ceremony is intended to introduce young children into the world of knowledge, letters, and the process of learning.
After a child completes four years of age, on the occasion of Vijayadashami, the father or the instructor of the child chants and writes either the Om Namah Shivaya|Panchaksharam or the Om Namo Narayanaya|Ashtaksharam on whole wheat or grains of rice, piled on a banana leaf, placed in front of a Puja.
Holding the hand of the child, the father or the instructor traces the words of the mantra using the former's finger.
The alphabets of the child's native language are then written on the grain. Following the completion of this ceremony, the child is admitted for their formal education at school.

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