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नामकरण संस्कार · Naamkaran
An animated Naamkaran invitation where the golden letters fly in one by one and settle into your baby's name — sent as one WhatsApp link, with a map and a one-tap RSVP.
Free · No sign-up · Hindi & English · Opens on any phone
Naamkaran is the Hindu naming ceremony — the samskara in which a newborn is formally given their name. It is traditionally held on the eleventh or twelfth day after birth, though most families today choose the first auspicious muhurat after mother and baby are settled at home. A havan or puja is performed, the father or grandfather whispers the chosen name into the baby's right ear, and the name is then announced aloud to the gathered family, who bless the child with rice, haldi and a hand on the head.
The starting syllable of the name is often decided from the baby's nakshatra, calculated from the exact time and place of birth. Invitations usually go out two to three weeks before the ceremony, and in India they are most often shared on WhatsApp rather than printed — which is exactly what this free animated invitation is built for.
Written the way families actually invite — in Hindi, in Hinglish, in English, and in the two-line form that fits above a WhatsApp link. Tap the circle to copy any of them.
For elders, family WhatsApp groups and printed-style invites — pure Devanagari, no English mixed in.
हमारे घर आँगन में एक नन्ही किलकारी गूँजी है। हमारे लाडले/लाडली के नामकरण संस्कार में आप सादर आमंत्रित हैं। आपका आशीर्वाद ही हमारे बच्चे की सबसे बड़ी पूँजी है।
ईश्वर की कृपा से हमारे घर एक नन्हा मेहमान आया है। रविवार, १२ अक्टूबर को उसका नामकरण संस्कार रखा गया है। कृपया पधारकर हमारे नन्हे को आशीर्वाद दें।
जिस नन्ही मुस्कान का हमें वर्षों से इंतज़ार था, अब उसे एक नाम मिलने जा रहा है। नामकरण संस्कार में सपरिवार पधारने की कृपा करें।
गृह में लक्ष्मी/कान्हा का आगमन हुआ है। नामकरण संस्कार एवं पूजन में आपकी उपस्थिति हमारे लिए सौभाग्य की बात होगी।
आप सभी के आशीर्वाद से हमारे परिवार में खुशियाँ आई हैं। नामकरण संस्कार के शुभ अवसर पर आपका सादर स्वागत है। भोजन की व्यवस्था है।
नन्हे कदमों ने हमारे घर को घर बनाया है। उन्हीं नन्हे कदमों के नामकरण संस्कार में आप सादर आमंत्रित हैं — आइए, आशीर्वाद दीजिए।
Naamkaran is traditionally held on the 11th or 12th day after birth. Many families now hold it on the first auspicious day the pandit gives after mother and baby are home and well — the 21st day, the first month, or a chosen muhurat.
The pandit calculates the baby's nakshatra from the birth star and gives a syllable to start the name with. Families often keep two names: the nakshatra name used in rituals, and the everyday name the child will actually grow up with.
A havan or puja is performed, the father or grandfather whispers the chosen name into the baby's right ear, and it is said aloud to the gathering. Elders then bless the baby with rice, haldi and a touch on the head.
Lunch follows — usually a full sattvik spread. Many families also do the first honey-and-ghee touch to the baby's tongue, and some combine Naamkaran with a small Godh Bharai or cradle ceremony for the extended family.
Classically the 11th or 12th day after birth. Modern families commonly do it between day 12 and the third month, on a muhurat given by the family pandit.
Two to three weeks before the ceremony. Send a save-the-date on WhatsApp as soon as the muhurat is fixed, then the full invitation with venue and RSVP a fortnight ahead.
Immediate family, grandparents, mama-mami and bua-fufa, close neighbours and a small circle of friends. Naamkaran is traditionally an intimate morning function rather than a large evening party.
Silver items, clothes for the baby, or a small cash shagun. Most invitations that say "your blessings are the only gift we need" still receive gifts, so a gentle line about it is enough.
One link, sent on WhatsApp. Guests tap it and the whole story plays — no app, no sign-up, nothing to print.
Golden letters fly in one by one and settle into your baby's name — the moment guests screenshot and forward.
A tap opens Google Maps at your hall, mandir or home. No more twenty calls asking for directions.
Guests tap once and a prefilled reply lands in your chat with your baby's name already in it.
The photo appears inside a ring of golden sparks after the name — not pasted on like a sticker.
Type the whole invitation in Devanagari, in English, or mix both. Everything renders correctly.
A gentle track plays when the invitation opens, and guests can mute it in one tap.
Naamkaran (also spelled Namkaran or Namakarana) is the Hindu naming ceremony — one of the sixteen samskaras — in which a newborn is formally given their name. A puja or havan is performed, the father or grandfather whispers the chosen name into the baby's right ear, and the name is announced to the family, who bless the child.
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Make the invitation in about five minutes, send one link to the whole family, and let the golden letters do the announcing for you.
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