Twelve days aften the baby is born , a priest visits the family to name the baby. The priest makes a horoscope for the baby. To make this horoscope , the priest writes down where the stars and planets were at the time the baby was born. From this , he reads the baby's future and suggests a good name for the baby. Many children have names of Hindu gods and goddesses or have hames with other religious meanings.
At the ceremony , there are guests. The mother holds the baby. The father is on one side. In front of them , there is a plate with rice on it. The father uses a long thin piece of gold to write the name of the family god , the baby's name, and the date of birth in the rice. Then he says the baby's name in the baby's right ear. The priest then blesses the baby. He also blesses the candies and then passes them to the guests. This ends the ceremony of giving a name to a baby