Cremation

All the mourners should wear old clothes, that can either be washed or discarded. White being the colour of mourning not black.

Immediately after the funeral all the mourners should bathe before going home [if possible] and change their clothes or at least they should sprinkle water over themselves and wash their hands before entering the house, the clothes should be discarded or immediately washed

The immediate family should not go straight home but should proceed to the banks of a river, or to the sea-shore and after bathing in the water remain there until sunset, then proceed to the home.

The corpse is called shava at the place of death & the goddess of the earth is pleased by the pinda offered. The corpse called pantha at the door, and the deity Vastu is pleased with the offering. It is called khecara at the crossroads the Elementals are pleased by the offering. At the resting place the corpse is known as bhuta and the guardian deities of the ten directions are satisfied by the offering. On the pyre the corpse is called sadhaka and preta after the collection of the bones.

• Place: home, shrine etc.
• Time: any time
• Duration: 1 hour
• Donation: minimum $200

Requirements 

Additional Requirements