Rituals!!

It's so amazing how different religions have rituals which can all be equated one way or the other!!

R called today to invite me to Kottayam, to be there while his recently born son is baptized. I had heard of baptism earlier but never thought of exploring. His call had me google and seek what exactly it meant!!

We Hindu's have this concept of celebrating "Punya" on the birth of a child.

I guess somewhere they both relate - Punya & Baptism!!
Both talk of cleansing and faith; of prayers for the good and the right.
Both symbolic of our notions of life!