Did females are allowed to read vedas & do yagya in ancient india In ancient times, women of Vedas are female - sages who do mantradrishta, some of them are Lopamudra, Gargi, Maitreyi etc. are very famous rishikis. Sixteen sages are in the Rigeda. Women used to recite mantras in the rites. "Im Mantram Patni Pathet" is such a instruction in the texts of rituals, so the recitation of a woman's mantra is automatically proven.