On the first delivery of Kamala she was given her bath, painted with turmeric, decked with vermilion on the forehead, given a clean place in the Asram and kept there for ten days with her pups. On the tenth day the punyahavachanam (purification) was celebrated with not merely a bath for her but also with a regular feast with payasam (sweet pudding) and sweetmeats for all.
