Dear Sri Mani Varadarajan : As answer to the forwarded Question , DhOsha PourNami ( PourNami with Chandra or Surya GrahaNam ) is unfit for UpAkarmA for ONLY THE PRATHAMOPAAKARMINS (Those who are having their first Upaakarmam as a result of having Upanayanam the year before ). For all the rest , there is no restrictions on performing Upaakarmam today ( Yajur Vedins ) . Same rules apply for Rg Vedins , who perform UpAkarmam on SravaNam day instead of PourNami day . I have posted a note on the day for the observance of " AvaNi avittam " for the three groups ( Rg , Yajur and Saama Vedins ) recently .It will be in the archives , when they get updated . On GrahaNa vimochanam ( end of the eclipse for Lunar eclipse) SnAnam is done . During eclipse , TarpaNam is done . Homam and Dhaanam are done by the very strict observants in India during GrahaNa kaalam . Those ladies , who are pregnant do not go out during the period of eclipse . V.Sadagopan
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