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'''''Birthday Ceremony''''' is the 21^st chapter of ''[[Ananda Marga Caryacarya Part 1]]'' written by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]]. In this chapter Sarkar instructed the procedure of celebrating birthday ceremony.<ref name="AMCC">{{cite book|title=[[Ananda Marga Caryacarya Part 1]]|publisher=[[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha]]|author=[[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]]|chapter={{PAGENAME}}}}</ref>

Sarkar told, at the beginning of the celebration all people present should do collective Iishvara Prańidhána. Then the birthday person will receive blessings and the ''tilaka'' mark (sandal paste, kumkum, etc.) from elderly people; and accept salutations, garlands and sandal paste from his juniors. Then he will accept presents and food. Usage of incense, candles, blowing of conch shells, etc., are optional and depends on the people organising the birthday.