A wooden frame called muth is placed on the floor. A red cloth is used to cover the muth . An idol of Randal Ma is placed on it. Randal Ma is the wife of Surya and the daughter of Vishwakarma . The priest worships Ganesha and Randal Ma .
Female relatives sing garbas and bhajans .
This is called khand . After the pooja , the pregnant woman is made to take a bath at an auspicious time or muhurat . After the bath, the pregnant woman walks out towards the threshold on a red or a green strip of cloth. She wears new clothes. When she reaches the threshold, a coconut is placed there.