In South Indian Hindu tradition, Seemantham is a prenatal ceremony that traditionally blesses a pregnant woman and her unborn child.
Seemantham is associated especially with Telugu, Tamil and other South Indian communities, though practices differ between families. The ceremony may include prayers, offerings, blessings from elders and gifts for the expectant mother. In some settings, it is combined with regional baby-shower customs.
Historically, Seemantham was connected with rites intended to support pregnancy, childbirth and the well-being of the mother and baby. Its religious details may follow a family’s local tradition, horoscope customs or chosen priestly rites.
Seemantham is a pregnancy ceremony, not a baby-naming rite. That distinction separates it from Namkaran. It also differs from Godh bharai, a broader North Indian term for a related style of prenatal celebration; families may use overlapping customs and names.