The term “anna” means that ‘food’ mainly ‘boiled rice’ and “Prasana” means that ‘eating’ specifically ‘the initial feeding of a child’. Annaprashan Puja ceremony is completed once the baby is of fifth to eight months old. It’s done at that age because at that period the child gains the strength to digest the cereals and rice. In some special cases, wherever the kid is found to be very weak, the time may be delayed furthermore.It is often done in even months for boys and odd months for girls. The Annaprasana comes within the sixth month when the kid is given solid food for the first time. Mantras are recited and oblations are offered to the varied deities.”

Benefits : 

• It is believed to cleanse the baby of things that he may have swallowed once he was in the uterus
• It is believed to shield the kid
• Helps in knowing regarding the kid,s inclination towards his occupation within the future
• Showers prosperity