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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.
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This realm is governed by Yama, the god of death, who takes the soul of a dying man from earth to Pitriloka. Only those three generations are given Shraddha rites, in which Yama plays a significant role. [5] In Pitri Paksha, prayers are offered to bring upon moksha, both for the ancestors and for those performing the rituals. [6]
Cultures have built elaborate rituals to help humans process the grief of losing someone.Rituals can hold the core beliefs of a culture and provide a sense of control in an otherwise helpless ...
A Hindu cremation rite in Nepal.The samskara above shows the body wrapped in saffron cloth on a pyre. The Antyesti rite of passage is structured around the premise in ancient literature of Hinduism that the microcosm of all living beings is a reflection of a macrocosm of the universe. [10]
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This ritual is performed to place the departed soul with the ancestors and God. It is believed that before the ritual the departed soul is a preta (evil spirit), and after performing this ritual, the soul will become "pitr" (good spirit) and will be included in the ancestors. In North India, this ritual is called the terahvin. [1] [2] [3]