The Sanskar is a series of sacraments, sacrifices and rituals that serve as rites of passage and mark the various stages of human life and to signify entry to a particular Ashrama (i.e. stage of life). The Sanskar is said to be helping for achieving spiritual nourishment, peace of mind and ultimately moksha. Sanskar give a spiritual touch to the important events at different stages of a Hindu life – right from pre-birth to post-death. Sanskaras are the turning points of life and need to be celebrated. Celebrations are very important ingredients of Sanskaras. They directly or indirectly involve our respected elders, scholars, & dear ones. Everyone gets together to convey their best wishes & blessings to the concerned person and thus there is social & religious sanction for the act & ceremony. Sanskaras are great, time-tested tools in our traditional systems which help carve out a great personality. Apart from scriptural validation, history also proves to us the great effectiveness of these methods. In this section we shall present an introduction to these famous sixteen Sanskaras of Hindus which cover the entire life span of a person and take him to the door steps to Truth.
Sanskara Puja are as follows
1. Garbhadhaana
2. Pumsavana
3. Simantonayana
4. Jatakarma
5. Namkaran
6. Nishkramana
7. Annaprasanna
8. Chudakarana Or Mundan
9. Karnvedh
10. Upanayana Or Yagyopaveet
11. Vedarambh
12. Samavartana
13. Vivaha
14. Vanprastha
15. Sanyasa
16. Antyesthi