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Hindu rituals after death, including Vedic rituals after death, are ceremonial rituals in Hinduism, one of the samskaras (rite of passage) based on Vedas and other Hindu texts, performed after the death of a human being for their moksha and consequent ascendance to Svarga (heaven). Some of these vary across the spectrum of Hindu society.
Rituals of Śrāddha in a Hindu family. Śrāddha (Sanskrit: श्राद्ध), is a ritual that some Hindus perform to pay homage to their pitṛs (dead ancestors). [1] They believe that the ritual would provide peace to the ancestors in their afterlife. It is performed on the death anniversaries of the departed as per the Hindu Calendar.
This rite of passage is the last samskara in a series of traditional life cycle samskaras that start from conception in Hindu tradition. [3] [4] The details of the Antyesti ceremony depend on the region, social group, gender and age of the dead. [5] [6] [7]
A Hindu cremation rite in Nepal. The samskara above shows the body wrapped in saffron red on a pyre. Antyesti, literally 'last rites' or 'last sacrifice', refers to the rite-of-passage rituals associated with a funeral in Hinduism. [18] It is sometimes referred to as Antima Samskaram, Antya-kriya, Anvarohanyya, or Vahni Sanskara.
Antam Sanskar (Gurmukhi: ਅੰਤਮ ਸੰਸਕਾਰ atama sasakāra) refers to the funeral rites in Sikhism. Antam (or Antim) means "final", while sanskar means "rite". [1] In Sikhism, death is considered a natural process and God's will or Hukam. To a Sikh, birth and death are closely associated, because they are both part of the cycle of ...
Pitri Paksha is considered by Hindus to be inauspicious, given the death rite performed during the ceremony, known as Shraddha or Tarpana. In southern and western India, it falls in the second paksha (fortnight) Hindu lunar month of Bhadrapada (September) and follows the fortnight immediately after Ganesh Utsav.
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Rasam Pagri (रसम पगड़ी) is a social ceremony, prevalent amongst Hindus from northern part of India.The ceremony is conducted upon the death of the eldest male member in a family, in which the eldest surviving male member of the family ties a turban on his head in the presence of the extended family or clan. [1]