diff --git a/package/c/hemar/hemar.c b/package/c/hemar/hemar.c
index 0803f6d..68df22e 100755
--- a/package/c/hemar/hemar.c
+++ b/package/c/hemar/hemar.c
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ static void render_template(TemplateNode *node, Jsonb *define, StringInfo result
 static void render_execute_tag(const char *code, Jsonb *define, StringInfo result, MemoryContext context);
 static JsonbValue *jsonb_get_by_path_internal(Jsonb *jb, const char *path_str, MemoryContext context);
 
+char *tnt_to_string(TemplateNodeType type) {
+  switch (type) {
+    case TEMPLATE_NODE_SECTION: return "SECTION";
+    case TEMPLATE_NODE_INTERPOLATE: return "INTERPOLATE";
+    case TEMPLATE_NODE_EXECUTE: return "EXECUTE";
+    case TEMPLATE_NODE_INCLUDE: return "INCLUDE";
+    case TEMPLATE_NODE_TEXT: return "TEXT";
+    default: { 
+        return "UNKNOWN";
+    };
+  }
+}
+
 static const char *
 jbt_type_to_string(JsonbIteratorToken type)
 {
@@ -1178,31 +1191,103 @@ static void
 render_template(TemplateNode *node, Jsonb *define, StringInfo result, MemoryContext context)
 {
     TemplateNode *current = node;
+    JsonbValue *value;
+    char *str_value;
+    char *debug_msg = palloc(1024);
     
     while (current)
     {
+        snprintf(debug_msg, 1024, "Rendering node type: %.50s", tnt_to_string(current->type));
+
         switch (current->type)
         {
             case TEMPLATE_NODE_TEXT:
+                snprintf(debug_msg, 1024, "%s TEXT: %.50s", debug_msg, current->value->text.content);
                 if (current->value->text.content)
+                {
+                    /* Preserve whitespace in text nodes */
                     appendStringInfoString(result, current->value->text.content);
+                }
+                break;
+                
+            case TEMPLATE_NODE_INTERPOLATE:
+                snprintf(debug_msg, 1024, "%s INTERPOLATE: %.50s", debug_msg, current->value->interpolate.key);
+                if (current->value->interpolate.key)
+                {
+                    /* Get the value from the JSONB context using the path */
+                    value = jsonb_get_by_path_internal(define, current->value->interpolate.key, context);
+                    
+                    if (value != NULL)
+                    {
+                        /* Convert the value to a string based on its type */
+                        switch (value->type)
+                        {
+                            case jbvString:
+                                /* Preserve whitespace in string values */
+                                appendStringInfoString(result, value->val.string.val);
+                                break;
+                                
+                            case jbvNumeric:
+                                str_value = DatumGetCString(DirectFunctionCall1(numeric_out, 
+                                    NumericGetDatum(value->val.numeric)));
+                                appendStringInfoString(result, str_value);
+                                pfree(str_value);
+                                break;
+                                
+                            case jbvBool:
+                                appendStringInfoString(result, value->val.boolean ? "true" : "false");
+                                break;
+                                
+                            case jbvNull:
+                                /* For null values, we don't output anything */
+                                break;
+                                
+                            case jbvBinary:
+                                /* For complex types (objects/arrays), convert to JSON string */
+                                str_value = DatumGetCString(DirectFunctionCall1(jsonb_out,
+                                    JsonbPGetDatum(JsonbValueToJsonb(value))));
+                                appendStringInfoString(result, str_value);
+                                pfree(str_value);
+                                break;
+                                
+                            default:
+                                elog(WARNING, "Unsupported JSONB value type in interpolation: %s",
+                                     jbv_type_to_string(value->type));
+                                break;
+                        }
+                        
+                        /* Free the value since it was allocated in our context */
+                        pfree(value);
+                    }
+                }
                 break;
                 
             case TEMPLATE_NODE_EXECUTE:
+                snprintf(debug_msg, 1024, "%s EXECUTE: %.50s", debug_msg, current->value->execute.code);
                 render_execute_tag(current->value->execute.code, define, result, context);
                 break;
                 
-            /* We'll implement these later */
-            case TEMPLATE_NODE_INTERPOLATE:
             case TEMPLATE_NODE_SECTION:
+                snprintf(debug_msg, 1024, "%s SECTION: %.50s", debug_msg, current->value->section.iterator);
+                /* We'll implement section rendering later */
+                break;
+                
             case TEMPLATE_NODE_INCLUDE:
+                snprintf(debug_msg, 1024, "%s INCLUDE: %.50s", debug_msg, current->value->include.key);
+                /* We'll implement include rendering later */
+                break;
+                
             default:
-                /* Skip for now */
+                elog(WARNING, "Unknown template node type: %d", current->type);
                 break;
         }
-        
+
+        elog(DEBUG1, "%s", debug_msg);
+
         current = current->next;
     }
+
+    pfree(debug_msg);
 }
 
 /* Helper function to calculate a simple hash of a string */
diff --git a/package/c/hemar/test/mod.sql b/package/c/hemar/test/mod.sql
index 9ee06ff..9ed8eb2 100755
--- a/package/c/hemar/test/mod.sql
+++ b/package/c/hemar/test/mod.sql
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ BEGIN;
   \ir test_jsonb_path.sql
   \ir test_template_parser.sql
   \ir test_render_exec.sql
+  \ir test_render_interpolate.sql
 ROLLBACK;
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diff --git a/package/c/hemar/test/test_jsonb_path.sql b/package/c/hemar/test/test_jsonb_path.sql
index 286a6c7..b524d15 100755
--- a/package/c/hemar/test/test_jsonb_path.sql
+++ b/package/c/hemar/test/test_jsonb_path.sql
@@ -479,6 +479,22 @@ BEGIN
             total_tests, current_path, result, passed;
     END IF;
         
+    -- Test nested object path parsing
+    total_tests := total_tests + 1;
+    result := hemar.jsonb_get_by_path(
+        '{"user": {"profile": {"name": "John", "age": 30}}}'::jsonb,
+        'user.profile.name'
+    );
+    passed := result = '"John"'::jsonb;
+    passed_tests := passed_tests + (CASE WHEN passed THEN 1 ELSE 0 END);
+    IF passed THEN
+        RAISE NOTICE 'Test %: Nested object path parsing (path="%"): % | PASSED: %', 
+            total_tests, current_path, result, passed;
+    ELSE
+        RAISE WARNING 'Test %: Nested object path parsing (path="%"): % | PASSED: % (expected: "John")', 
+            total_tests, current_path, result, passed;
+    END IF;
+        
     -- Print summary
     IF passed_tests = total_tests THEN
         RAISE NOTICE '------------------------------------';
diff --git a/package/c/hemar/test/test_render_interpolate.sql b/package/c/hemar/test/test_render_interpolate.sql
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..129e07e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/c/hemar/test/test_render_interpolate.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+-- Test the render function with interpolation tags
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS hemar;
+
+DO $$
+DECLARE
+    total_tests INT := 0;
+    passed_tests INT := 0;
+    test_result TEXT;
+    expected TEXT;
+    passed BOOLEAN;
+BEGIN
+    -- Test 1: Simple string interpolation
+    total_tests := total_tests + 1;
+    test_result := hemar.render(
+        '{"name": "John"}'::jsonb,
+        'Hello {{ name }}!'
+    );
+    expected := 'Hello John!';
+    passed := test_result = expected;
+    passed_tests := passed_tests + (CASE WHEN passed THEN 1 ELSE 0 END);
+    IF passed THEN
+        RAISE NOTICE 'Test %: Simple string interpolation: PASSED', total_tests;
+    ELSE
+        RAISE WARNING 'Test %: Simple string interpolation: FAILED. Expected "%", got "%"', 
+            total_tests, expected, test_result;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- Test 2: Numeric interpolation
+    total_tests := total_tests + 1;
+    test_result := hemar.render(
+        '{"age": 30, "price": 19.99}'::jsonb,
+        'Age: {{ age }}, Price: {{ price }}'
+    );
+    expected := 'Age: 30, Price: 19.99';
+    passed := test_result = expected;
+    passed_tests := passed_tests + (CASE WHEN passed THEN 1 ELSE 0 END);
+    IF passed THEN
+        RAISE NOTICE 'Test %: Numeric interpolation: PASSED', total_tests;
+    ELSE
+        RAISE WARNING 'Test %: Numeric interpolation: FAILED. Expected "%", got "%"', 
+            total_tests, expected, test_result;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- Test 3: Boolean interpolation
+    total_tests := total_tests + 1;
+    test_result := hemar.render(
+        '{"is_active": true, "is_deleted": false}'::jsonb,
+        'Status: {{ is_active }}, Deleted: {{ is_deleted }}'
+    );
+    expected := 'Status: true, Deleted: false';
+    passed := test_result = expected;
+    passed_tests := passed_tests + (CASE WHEN passed THEN 1 ELSE 0 END);
+    IF passed THEN
+        RAISE NOTICE 'Test %: Boolean interpolation: PASSED', total_tests;
+    ELSE
+        RAISE WARNING 'Test %: Boolean interpolation: FAILED. Expected "%", got "%"', 
+            total_tests, expected, test_result;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- Test 4: Null value interpolation
+    total_tests := total_tests + 1;
+    test_result := hemar.render(
+        '{"name": null}'::jsonb,
+        'Name: {{ name }}'
+    );
+    expected := 'Name: ';
+    passed := test_result = expected;
+    passed_tests := passed_tests + (CASE WHEN passed THEN 1 ELSE 0 END);
+    IF passed THEN
+        RAISE NOTICE 'Test %: Null value interpolation: PASSED', total_tests;
+    ELSE
+        RAISE WARNING 'Test %: Null value interpolation: FAILED. Expected "%", got "%"', 
+            total_tests, expected, test_result;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- Test 5: Nested object interpolation
+    total_tests := total_tests + 1;
+    test_result := hemar.render(
+        '{"user": {"profile": {"name": "John", "age": 30}}}'::jsonb,
+        'User: {{ user.profile.name }}, Age: {{ user.profile.age }}'
+    );
+    expected := 'User: John, Age: 30';
+    passed := test_result = expected;
+    passed_tests := passed_tests + (CASE WHEN passed THEN 1 ELSE 0 END);
+    IF passed THEN
+        RAISE NOTICE 'Test %: Nested object interpolation: PASSED', total_tests;
+    ELSE
+        RAISE WARNING 'Test %: Nested object interpolation: FAILED. Expected "%", got "%"', 
+            total_tests, expected, test_result;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- Test 6: Array interpolation
+    total_tests := total_tests + 1;
+    test_result := hemar.render(
+        '{"numbers": [1, 2, 3], "names": ["John", "Jane"]}'::jsonb,
+        'Numbers: {{ numbers }}, Names: {{ names }}'
+    );
+    expected := 'Numbers: [1, 2, 3], Names: ["John", "Jane"]';
+    passed := test_result = expected;
+    passed_tests := passed_tests + (CASE WHEN passed THEN 1 ELSE 0 END);
+    IF passed THEN
+        RAISE NOTICE 'Test %: Array interpolation: PASSED', total_tests;
+    ELSE
+        RAISE WARNING 'Test %: Array interpolation: FAILED. Expected "%", got "%"', 
+            total_tests, expected, test_result;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- Test 7: Array index interpolation
+    total_tests := total_tests + 1;
+    test_result := hemar.render(
+        '{"items": [{"id": 1, "name": "Item 1"}, {"id": 2, "name": "Item 2"}]}'::jsonb,
+        'First item: {{ items[0].name }}, Second item: {{ items[1].name }}'
+    );
+    expected := 'First item: Item 1, Second item: Item 2';
+    passed := test_result = expected;
+    passed_tests := passed_tests + (CASE WHEN passed THEN 1 ELSE 0 END);
+    IF passed THEN
+        RAISE NOTICE 'Test %: Array index interpolation: PASSED', total_tests;
+    ELSE
+        RAISE WARNING 'Test %: Array index interpolation: FAILED. Expected "%", got "%"', 
+            total_tests, expected, test_result;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- Test 8: Complex nested structure interpolation
+    total_tests := total_tests + 1;
+    test_result := hemar.render(
+        '{"company": {"name": "Tech Corp", "employees": [{"name": "John", "role": "Developer"}, {"name": "Jane", "role": "Manager"}]}}'::jsonb,
+        'Company: {{ company.name }}, First employee: {{ company.employees[0].name }} ({{ company.employees[0].role }})'
+    );
+    expected := 'Company: Tech Corp, First employee: John (Developer)';
+    passed := test_result = expected;
+    passed_tests := passed_tests + (CASE WHEN passed THEN 1 ELSE 0 END);
+    IF passed THEN
+        RAISE NOTICE 'Test %: Complex nested structure interpolation: PASSED', total_tests;
+    ELSE
+        RAISE WARNING 'Test %: Complex nested structure interpolation: FAILED. Expected "%", got "%"', 
+            total_tests, expected, test_result;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- Test 9: Multiple interpolations in text
+    total_tests := total_tests + 1;
+    test_result := hemar.render(
+        '{"greeting": "Hello", "name": "John", "punctuation": "!"}'::jsonb,
+        '{{ greeting }} {{ name }}{{ punctuation }} How are you {{ name }}?'
+    );
+    expected := 'Hello John! How are you John?';
+    passed := test_result = expected;
+    passed_tests := passed_tests + (CASE WHEN passed THEN 1 ELSE 0 END);
+    IF passed THEN
+        RAISE NOTICE 'Test %: Multiple interpolations in text: PASSED', total_tests;
+    ELSE
+        RAISE WARNING 'Test %: Multiple interpolations in text: FAILED. Expected "%", got "%"', 
+            total_tests, expected, test_result;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- Test 10: Invalid path handling
+    total_tests := total_tests + 1;
+    test_result := hemar.render(
+        '{"name": "John"}'::jsonb,
+        'Name: {{ name }}, Age: {{ age }}, Address: {{ address.street }}'
+    );
+    expected := 'Name: John, Age: , Address: ';
+    passed := test_result = expected;
+    passed_tests := passed_tests + (CASE WHEN passed THEN 1 ELSE 0 END);
+    IF passed THEN
+        RAISE NOTICE 'Test %: Invalid path handling: PASSED', total_tests;
+    ELSE
+        RAISE WARNING 'Test %: Invalid path handling: FAILED. Expected "%", got "%"', 
+            total_tests, expected, test_result;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- Print summary
+    IF passed_tests = total_tests THEN
+        RAISE NOTICE '------------------------------------';
+        RAISE NOTICE 'SUMMARY: % of % interpolation render tests passed (100%%)', 
+            passed_tests, total_tests;
+        RAISE NOTICE '------------------------------------';
+    ELSE
+        RAISE WARNING '------------------------------------';
+        RAISE WARNING 'SUMMARY: % of % interpolation render tests passed (%)', 
+            passed_tests, 
+            total_tests, 
+            round((passed_tests::numeric / total_tests::numeric) * 100, 2) || '%';
+        RAISE WARNING '------------------------------------';
+    END IF;
+
+    IF passed_tests != total_tests THEN
+      RAISE EXCEPTION 'Tests failed: % of % interpolation render tests did not pass', (total_tests - passed_tests), total_tests;
+    END IF;
+END $$; 
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