Vidyarambha (Commencement to Knowledge) – Vidya means study and Arambha means beginning. Vidyarambha means beginning of study. This ritual is celebrated as a milestone, as this is the child’s first formal attempt to learn means of knowledge. This ritual is usually conducted at home in the modern times where the child writes a letter in their mother tongue with the help of their family members. The origins of this ritual lay in the Samskara Prakasha, prescribing this Sanskara to be conducted in the fifth year of the child. In modern times however, children are initiated into education when they are as young as two years old. As per the ancient tradition, the ceremony was observed on the day of Dussehra for all children, when Goddess Sarasvati and Lord Ganesh are worshipped to bless the child with wisdom and intellect. Usually, a teacher is invited or the child writes the alphabet and the numbers with the help of their parents.