Questions tagged [funeral]
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Why ashvalayana ghriya sutra dictates that bones of cremated person should be buried
Generally In hindu funeral people cremate(for non sanyasis)the dead and on the third day people collect ashes/bones, and throw them into river also known as Asthi sanchaya.
The asthi sanchaya rite ...
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Are there some bhajans particularly appropriate for mourning a loss?
In Buddhism there are some sutra chanted typically at a funeral.
Hindu bhajans are more musical than mere sutra chanting, but are there some bhajan culturally linked to mourning the loss of a loved ...
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How to follow Hindu Funeral Ritual in USA with following constraints
How to follow Hindu Funeral Ritual in USA with following constraints
I am female, and only child of my Father. He wants me (not Priest, etc) to light the funeral pyre and he says paying more than $...
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