Note 113 — G

15. “Next the expectant father and mother make nine compartments on a board, and each of the nine planets113 is represented by a piece of cloth of a different colour. Each of these receives an appropriate offering. Then Sâraswati is worshipped in the form of a water jar with a spout, and to her the same offerings are made as to Ganesa. Then the officiating Brâhman repeats texts and sprinkles washed rice over the father and mother, and the jar (kalasa) is worshipped with an offering of a cocoanut, the emblem of fertility, and some red cloth.