Guest guest Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Dear Smitha, We have a 6 month old and faced similar questions. What I learned is the following. Exact time to take your newborn to a temple mainly depends upon three things. 1. There is no single answer. [answer varies from culture to culture and place to place including people from different parts of Kerala] **** You should try to follow your family tradition/rules or personal belief. **** 2. You need to know and follow the rules of the temple where you are planning to take the child; (most of the temples in Kerala won't allow upto five/six months, but there are no such restrictions in MOST of the temples outside Kerala] 3. The 5/6 month rule is in place for maintaining the purity of the temple by avoiding a small baby defecate/urinate inside. So, the primary thing is to try your level best to avoid such incidents. In Malabar we have a saying, newborn babies are too innocent and God like that even Bhagavan feels like doing Pranams seeing such pure innocence; to avoid such a thing we withhold taking small babies to temple!! We wanted to take our baby to a temple before we go elsewhere and took her to the nearby temple after 3 months. We consulted with the local priests who are from Sringeri and Chennai. Hope this helps. Om Namo Narayanaya: Sunil. guruvayur , " smi_ssb " <smi_ssb wrote: > > Dear Devotees > My baby is 5 months old, > I wish to know when can a baby be taken to the temple first, is it for > his chorunnu? or can we take him before that? > > Thanks > Om Namo Baghavathe Vasudevaya! > Smitha > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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