About This Pooja/Seva:
Upākarma "Beginning", also called Āvaṇi Aviṭṭam, Janivārada Huṇṇime,Gahmā Pūrṇimā, Jaṁdhyāla Paurṇami is a Vedic ritual practiced by Hindus of the Brahmin caste. This ritual is also practiced by the Kshatriya and Vaishya community, who are dvijas and therefore have the rights to do Sandhyavandanam, the daily ablution ritual.