The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c12.45

c12.45

Minor religious rituals like the Jātakarma, Nāmakaraṇa, Chūḍa, etc. were originally performed just as regularly in the case of girls as they were in that of boys. When *upanayana* was discontinued in the case of girls, it began to be advocated that other rituals also should be permitted to them, only if they were performed without the recitation of the Vedic Mantras. This position has been taken up by almost all the Smṛiti writers.