What you will need : Red is common for Boy and Girl.
One Big Polished ses: Kasti kari ne, saariduva magi ne kaam saroo karo — Sopara ma put little rice, (for the girl put 7 redchital/bangles on the Sopara, you willneed to put them on after the Navjote is done) Gulabas fill with Rose water, Kankoo dani putin kankoo and mix with rose water, put in a match stick, and couple of paper napkins, a small bowl of set sweet curd. In the ses put 5 to 7 paan, on it, put one silver coin of Laxmi or Sarswati or Jarthost (whatever you like), put Kharek, sopari, badam, harad nogathio ,batasa, sakar, handful of rice (extra rice take it in small vati for all the dear family members to take overna) one new (navoo) coconut on it write Navjote Mubarak (if you like) or ask your Datoorji if he wants to do it? Sadro Kasti, and all clothes to be worn after the Navjote. Gajro for the ses.
Gajro and bouquet for the child.
Ful na haar for the Dastoorji.
For the Boy:
One new set of shirt pant topi to wear from home
Dagli
White Pant
White Full Sleeved
Shirt
Hand stitched 1 Sadro with tiri, giryan, sleeve, ne button no sivvano (6 more for daily use)
One clean white
hanky for Nahan Nahvane mate
3 to 3 ½ gaj kasti
Underwear white
White Pyjama
Chappals
Shoes (pref.
brown)
Gold buttons, cuff
links, ring, watch (all optional) Keep handy in your purse.
Socks
Hanky
Topi (pref.red) 2 (one to wear from home, one
after Nahn)
Towel
Pichori (white material 2 to 2 ½ mts. Or shawl)
Soap/Shampoo
Hair brush, comb,
Big empty Plastic
bags (to put in wet towel, worn socks, shoes, worn clothes)
For the Girl:
One new set of frock and clothes while going
Frock
Peticoat
Panty
Hand stitched 1 Sadro with tiri, giryan, sleeve, ne button no sivvano (6 more for daily use)
3 to 3 ½ gaj kasti
White Pyjama (or red/white embroidered pyjama)
Shoes
Socks
Hanky
Topi (pref.red) 2
(one to wear from home & one after Nahn)
Towel
Pichori (white
material 2 to 2 ½ mts. Or shawl)
Soap/Shampoo
Hair brush, comb
Chappals
Soap/Shampoo
Hair brush, comb
Hair clips, ribbons, hair band (whatever)
Jewellery what ever you want to give (chain,pendent,necklace,bracelate)
Earings must have
One set of Saree, petticoat material, blouse piece, Sadro material, Hanky,
Scarf and glass
bangles (you may keep it for the child’s first saree)
Big empty Plastic bags (to put in wet towel, worn socks,
shoes, worn clothes)
Hair dryer if the hair is long and you need it
Navjotena Ashirwad na chokha, get it collected and along with the gajro, coconut, and few fresh flowers, sakar dariye vatoo karvanoo
Cash envelopes to be kept ready
(amount you will have to ask your Dastoorji)
Gireban
nu cover keep it in the ses, dastoorji will take it.
Put one rupee coin in the Diva
One cover for Nahn Nahava na Dastoorji ne.
One cover Akhyana na khoomchi ma mukvanoo
One cover Dastoorji navajote kare tenu
And one cover each for all the dastoorjies who sit to do the navjote.
Nahan
One extra white hanky (for nahn nahva-no to hold the pomegranate leaf/Daram nupatru)
While taking the child for bath…….dastoorji will give you Nirang, in the bathroom let the child remove clothes and stand facing the mother, mother to put little nirang/taro. Starting with head to toe,take one egg in hand and baccha par thi ovari ni baajoo ma paper per fori devanoo.
Take little doodh ful (ask if they will give from there or arrange for it from home Optional) add few grains of rice and apply all over once again starting from head to toe.
After wiping the child dry, wipe head also well, put on lengha (pyjama), and coverhim with shawl or Pichori, wear cap, chappals and dastoorji will take the childto the stage. Mother or any vadil from the family, should go up the stage achoo michoo kari ne baccha ne stage pur levanoo.
While the Navjote ceremony is being done it is preferred that the parents (or at least one of the two family member) sit or stand near the stage so the child gets confidence and at the same time shower your blessings and pray to Ahura Mazda, remember your dear departed loved ones,to shower the child with the choicest blessings for good health, wealth,prosperity, success in life and to be a true Zoroastrian always. J This is not compulsory but this thought process is excellent for the child.
Once the Navjote is over the father gives the envelope and garlands to thedastoorji. Tell them thank u and Jami ne sadhvjoji (nahi to ghere avijase!! J ) if they are not waiting for dinner, see them to the gate of the Baug.
Mother along with the ladies member of the family invites her own mother and mother-in-law to the stage to dress the child. First the parents do tili and take overna wishing the child all the best. Dress the child, whatever you want to give (buttons, chain, watch, etc.as gift, give. Garland and bouquet and coconut in hand the child is ready to face the camera as true Jarthosti and the entire world.
(If girl’s Navjote has been done after the child is dressed in all her finery, open the saree a little and put it over her shoulders, slip the bangles in her hands, and give the rest of the set in her hands along with coconut, bouquet and garland the child. Before going to the Agiary put the saree and all back in the ses)
Accompany the child to the Agiary/Atashbehram (before all the girls come to kiss) and help him to do his first kasti. Help the child Light a divo, offer sukhad if you like pray tandorasti for all. Come out and let everyone meet and shower their love, kisses and blessings J.
Navjote na Ashirwad na chokha, get it collected and along with the gajro, coconut, and few fresh flowers, sakar dariye vatoo karvanoo
Important
Before leaving the home Keep ‘Achoo Michoo’ tray ready with small katli/vati water,one egg, paan, sopari, kharek,badam, sakar and rice. When you return home after the Navjote, do Achoo Michoo and take the child in with right foot forward. J
Also
keep his/her night clothes ready, sleeping suit, night dress for the child to
change.
It would be a good practice to do kasti
everynight before going to sleep.
How to do Achoo Michoo
- Put the aluminum foil or paper tray in right hand corner of the door.
- Take the egg turn it over the head 7 times and brak it in the tray on your right side.
- Take Paan, Kharek, sopari, badam, sakar, halad no gathio and few grain of rice, pick up all together turn it over the head for 7 times and throw in on the right side again.
- Take the coconut turn it 7 times and break it on the right side and pour little coconut water all over the‘umber’ and put it back on the right side.
- Take out little rice and give it to the person standing next to you.
- In the thali/khumchi put little rice and put it in little water from the Katli/vati
- Take the thali round the head for 7 times and pour little water on the right side and little on the left side.
- Take the rice grains from the person you have given to and take overna of the child
- Jamne page baccha ne under levanoo ne koti karvani.
Very Important. As & when possible and at the first opportunity take the child to Iranshah to get Blessed.T
Thrity Yazdi Tantra