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# [[Pre-natal Samskaras (जन्मात्पूर्वसंस्काराः)|The Pre-natal Samskaras (जन्मात्पूर्वसंस्काराः)]] - Garbhadhana (गर्भाधानम्), Pumsavana (पुंसवनम्) and Simantam (सीमन्तः)

# [[Pre-natal Samskaras (जन्मात्पूर्वसंस्काराः)|The Pre-natal Samskaras (जन्मात्पूर्वसंस्काराः)]] - Garbhadhana (गर्भाधानम्), Pumsavana (पुंसवनम्) and Simantam (सीमन्तः)

# The [[Childhood Samskaras (बाल्यावस्थे संस्काराः)]] - Jatakarma, Namakarana, Annaprasana, Chaulam are given under the sixteen samskaras. There are others such as Nishkramana (First Outing), Chudakarana (Tonsure) Karnavedha (Boring the ear) samskaras which are performed in childhood.

# The [[Childhood Samskaras (बाल्यावस्थे संस्काराः)]] - Jatakarma, Namakarana, Annaprasana, Chaulam are generally mentioned under the sixteen samskaras. There are others such as Nishkramana (First Outing), and Karnavedha (Boring the ear) samskaras which are performed in childhood.

# The Educational Samskaras (विद्याभ्याससंस्काराः)

# The [[Educational Samskaras (विद्याभ्याससंस्काराः)]] - Upanayana or Vratadesha, Vedarambha, Keshanta, Samavartana, Upakarma etc fall into this category of samskaras.

# The Marriage Samakara (विवाहसंस्कारः)

# The Marriage Samskara (विवाहसंस्कारः) - Vivaha

# The Funeral Samskara (अन्त्येष्टिसंस्कारः)

# The Funeral Samskara (अन्त्येष्टिसंस्कारः) - Antyeshti

Many of them eg., the pre-natal samskaras and few of the childhood are not generally performed at present; so, they have become a thing of the past. The rest are performed at present by a few orthodox families only and, in a distorted form. The only current Samskaras are the Upanayana (Initiation ), not performed by all the Dvijas today, the Vivaha (Marriage ceremonies) and the Antyeshti (Funeral Ceremonies).<ref name=":1" />

Many of them eg., the pre-natal samskaras and few of the childhood are not generally performed at present; so, they have become a thing of the past. The rest are performed at present by a few orthodox families only and, in a distorted form. The only current Samskaras are the Upanayana (Initiation), not performed by all the Dvijas today, the Vivaha (Marriage ceremonies) and the Antyeshti (Funeral Ceremonies).<ref name=":1" />

Ashvalayana Smrti gives a classifies twenty-five samksaras based on the time they are performed. There are<ref name=":4">Deshpande, Kamalabai (1936) ''The Child in Ancient India.'' Poona: Aryasamskrti Press</ref>

Ashvalayana Smrti gives a classifies twenty-five samksaras based on the time they are performed. There are<ref name=":4">Deshpande, Kamalabai (1936) ''The Child in Ancient India.'' Poona: Aryasamskrti Press</ref>