Close relatives and friends are invited. Calling men is optional. It is in the nature of a social event and all the things that the expectant mother craves for or likes, are cooked. Once the invitees arrive, the pregnant woman is comfortably seated and blessed with the things on the tray, first with dhaan which signifies prosperity, then durba which symbolizes lineage and lastly the flame of the lamp which stands for purity and energy. The elders of the family begin this rite and all present participate in it.
Lunch is served to the assembled guests.
The child is fed a paste of honey, ghee , and gold, which has been rubbed into this. This is supposed to enhance the vitality, vigor, life and age of the newborn child. In the fourth month or when the child is taken outdoors for the first time, the mother shows the the sun and the moon to the child to pay obeisance to them. Mantras are chanted by the priest or the mother on the occasion.