Vidyarambham

Vidyāraṃbhaṃ

... Vidyarambham (Malayalam വിദ്യാരംഭം) is a Hindu tradition where children between four and five years old are formally initiated into the ... The ceremony of Vidyarambham (Vidya means "knowledge", arambham means "beginning') for the children is held on Vijayadashami (the last day of Navaratri) day ... Nowadays, the Vidyarambham ceremony is celebrated by people across all castes and religions, with small variations in the rituals followed ...