Tag Pregnancy

Often, the joke in tamil Brahmin Brahmin households is that if a woman does not want to attend a religious function like Seemantham, Ayush Homam,Poojas,Sraddha, the excuse is that she is 'not at Home 'meaning she is menstruating.

In Hinduism, one is prohibited from attending religious function if one has periods.

Now a Giant Panda in China has resorted to the trick of faking pregnancy to get better food and care!