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## NAMNAAAR
**Trivarnikaachar:** This mantra is recited while placing three kalashas (pots) filled with milk, curd, rice, and turmeric water in front of the pregnant woman. A young girl is then asked to touch the kalashas. If she touches the kalash filled with milk, it signifies the birth of a son. If she touches the kalash filled with curd and rice, it signifies the birth of a daughter. And if she touches the kalash filled with turmeric water, it signifies the non-arrival of either a son or a daughter, meaning either the child will be born infertile, or the pregnancy will be terminated, or the child will die after birth.
**From this day onwards, the family should play musical instruments, sing songs, have dancers perform, and give charity every day.**
**Seemant Kriya:** The Seemant ceremony is performed in the seventh month of pregnancy. The parting of the hair on the pregnant woman's head is called Seemant. This ceremony should be performed on an auspicious day, in an auspicious constellation, on an auspicious day of the week, in an auspicious yoga, in an auspicious lagna, and in an auspicious muhurta.
**After bathing and adorning the beautiful pregnant woman with clothes and ornaments, the husband should seat her on a separate seat facing east and perform the homa (fire ritual) as before. Elderly women of the same caste and lineage should then part the pregnant woman's hair three times.**
**The instrument used for parting the hair should be made of Khadira wood, smeared with ghee, and adorned with two bunches of fruits and three blades of grass. Alternatively, it can be made of Sami wood, with a white handle and three sections, or it can be a Shalaka (a wooden stick).**
**The pregnant woman should then be adorned with oil and vermillion, and white and Udumbara (fig) powder should be sprinkled on her head and stomach. The Guru should place a garland made of Udumbara flowers around the neck of the pregnant woman. He should also offer her sweets and other things as before.**