1. STUDENTS OF STD VIII ANNUAL FUNCTION VIDYADHIRAJA HIGH SCHOOL, MUMBAI JAN 11 TH 2012

2. It is a ceremony taking place in the seventh month of pregnancy for a safe delivery and a healthy child.

3. It is the duty of the father to name the child amidst relatives and friends.

4. It is a ceremony performed on the child's initiation into education. This ceremony welcomes the child to the world of knowledge.

5. The sacred thread ceremony denotes that one who wears the sacred thread should be pure in thought word and deed.

6. The groom is welcomed by the mother in law.

7. The marriage ceremony involves a number of rituals and traditions, some of which vary from region to region, caste to caste and sect to sect.

8. Second marriage is performed for a person who has completed 60 years of age amidst friends and relatives.

9. A person who is 84 years old has lived through 1000 full moons. This ceremony is performed to take the blessings of such a person.

10. Tamil tradition avoids saying that a person is dead. They believe that the person has attained position in heaven and they bid farewell to the dead person with music and dance.