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  2. Indian rituals after death - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Antyesti - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Terahvin - Wikipedia

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    Terahvin (Hindi: तेरहवीं, Punjabi: ਤੇਹਰਵੀਂ) refers to the ceremony conducted to mark the final day of mourning after a death by North Indian Hindus, and sometimes Sikhs. [1] The term terahvin means thirteenth, and the ceremony is held on the thirteenth day after the death being mourned. [1]

  5. Death anniversary - Wikipedia

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    The first death anniversary is called a barsy, from the word baras, meaning year in Hindi. Shraadh [1] means to give with devotion or to offer one's respect. Shraadh is a ritual for expressing one's respectful feelings for the ancestors. According to Nepali and Indian texts, a soul has to wander about in the various worlds after death and has ...

  6. Funeral - Wikipedia

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    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 monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour.

  7. Samskara (rite of passage) - Wikipedia

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    The emphasis of the stage where the student started Veda study was both the memorization and know the meaning of each hymn, verse or mantra. [81] Vedarambha marked the actual start of the Veda study. [82] Some texts describes two rituals each academic period (school year), one marking the start of Vedic studies each year, called Upakarma or ...

  8. Antam Sanskar - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Rasam Pagri - Wikipedia

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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]