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2. Indian rituals after death - Wikipedia

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   Shmashana – the cremation or burial ground. Antyesti – the cremation. Burial in Hinduism. Post-antyesti rituals. Niravapanjali – immersion of ashes. Tarpana – sacred offering to deities for entrance to heaven. Rasam Pagri – appointment of successor on 4th day after death. Pind Sammelan or Terahvin – 13th day of death. Genealogy ...

3. Cremation - Wikipedia

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   Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning. Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative to burial. In some countries, including India and Nepal, cremation on an open-air pyre is an ancient tradition. Starting in the 19th century, cremation was introduced or reintroduced into other ...

4. Antyesti - Wikipedia

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   The dead adult's body is carried to the cremation ground near a river or water, by family and friends, and placed on a pyre with feet facing north. The eldest son, or a male mourner, or a priest – called the lead cremator or lead mourner – then bathes himself before leading the cremation ceremony.

5. Ngaben - Wikipedia

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   Ngaben. Left: A wadah cremation tower for Ngaben; Right: A lembu cremation bull. [1] [2] Ngaben, also known as Pitra Yadnya, Pelebon or cremation ceremony, is the Hindu funeral ritual of Bali, Indonesia. [3] [4] [5] A Ngaben is performed to release the soul of a dead person so that it can enter the upper realm where it can wait for it to be ...

6. Funeral - Wikipedia

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   Funeral procession in India ( Islam) Tallit shrouds ( Judaism) A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. [1] Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect the dead, from interment, to various ...

7. Cremation in Christianity - Wikipedia

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   Cremation in Christianity. Columbarium niches built into the side of St. Joseph's Chapel Mausoleum at the Catholic Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West (rural Dubuque ), Iowa. Cremation is a method used to dispose of the deceased in the Christian world despite historical opposition to the practice. Acceptance of the practice has grown over the past ...