Hair Washing Ritual (21st Day)
🕒 When the baby is 21 days old. (Sometimes done on the 17th or 25th day depending on astrological advice).
What is this about? (History)
A cleansing and thanksgiving ritual performed when the newborn is 21 days old, involving the ceremonial washing of the mother's head and offerings to family deities.
Things to Buy / Requirements
- Coconut (kept from the Hanchal ritual)
- Millet flour
- Oil for Bhainruji
- Sirani (Prasad)
- Rs 11 for offerings
Step-by-Step Instructions
1
Wash the mother's head thoroughly on the 21st day.
2
The coconut that was kept under the bed during the 'Hanchal' opening is offered to the family deity.
3
Offerings (Malasi, oil, millet flour, and coconuts) are made in the east direction of the house in the name of Bhainruji and Kodamdesarji.
4
Prasad and Malasi should be eaten immediately or distributed by evening.
5
The mother can now sleep in her regular bedroom after this day.