Naming ceremony

What kept me busy and away for a while from this blog was the naming ceremony of my child.Ok honestly most of the preparation was done by my sis, mom& husband in the said order...

So what kept me away was my laziness, but today I decided to write this post simply because I am so very eager to share the event..

We had a naming ceremony of my baby on 1^st may. This day was decided for two reasons, first it was an auspicious day according to Hindu calendar and second it was Labour Day and Maharashtra day so there was a public holiday (I never understand, here in Maharashtra for what reason this leave is given. For the first reason or the latter or for both..)

So we had this event in a nearby reception hall, it was in the morning at 10 am. Guest were invited. The timing had really made me nervous, getting ready and making my baby ready before 10 am seemed to be a challenge for me. But I successfully achieved it J . (I had to wake up at 6 am in the morning).



We reached the reception hall by 9.30 as few arrangements were to be done. Guest began to appear and in a while the hall was full. The ceremony began...



This Ceremony is quit a simple, compared to other Hindu ceremonies. My baby daughter was kept in a cradle, cradle was decorated with flowers. We all sang some typical songs dedicated for this occasion. Then her aunt i.e. my SIL bend down, and whispered the name in my baby’s ears and we all rejoiced.

Whispering the Name!

The name was announced, and the name we kept is ‘ISHWARI’. It means goddess in Sanskrit. So my baby is now called Ishwari J
Here is the flex print I made for her to be displayed on the stage,

I admit although it looks very simple, I spend lot of time to make it perfect.

Then the ceremony was followed by a grand lunch!

The best part of this was how Ishwari kept silent throughout the function. First she slept till the time she was kept in cradle, and when she wakeup she kept on smiling and enjoyed the celebrations. She did not cried accept when hungry and it happened just twice... phew!

See, the girl kept sleeping..

Getting admired by my aunts ...

Off course this made her favourite of every one, and we the parents beamed with joy!