History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.172
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.172
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It appears however that gradually this picturesque rite receded in the back ground, so much so that Manu does not even mention it by name, though Yāj. names it. In modern times in Western India some people perform a rite in the 8th month of pregnancy (called in Marathi *Athāṅguleṁ*) which retains some vestiges of the ancient rite (such as the garland of udumbara fruit).