Adiyen’s father does amavasyai tharppanam. My mother says that I should not take a head bath on those days. Adiyen does laghu Paduka Tiruvaradhanam every day. On days such as amavasyai, I am at a loss on how to perform Tiruvaradhanam without taking a head bath; kindly clarify.

Among the orthodoxies of a certain group of people, those whose fathers are alive, must not take a head bath on amvasayai; in particular, this practice is prevalent in the southern parts.

Those who perform daily Tiruvaradhanam will take a head bath every day. There is no harm in doing so on amavasyai as well. Tiruvaradhanam must be performed only after taking a head bath.