Can a daughter perform Masikam if she is the only child?

Yes, in Tamil tradition, daughters can perform Masikam when no son exists or when the daughter is the only child. Modern Tamil Vedic pandits acknowledge the practice of daughters performing monthly ancestral rites, especially when they are the sole surviving child. The ritual retains full spiritual efficacy. The daughter performs the Sankalpa in her own name, invokes her parents’ gotra, and offers the pindas with the correct Dravida mantras. Our Tamil-speaking pandits regularly assist daughters through the complete 12-month Masikam sequence, culminating in the Sapindikarana ceremony at the end of the first year.