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After a ritual purification, the widow (my mother) was offering of new sarees by her brothers.

Prabhuta bali ( bali in abundance ) – an offering of food - idli, vada, dosa etc to the departed.

Now the ‘new body’ of the preta is formed out of the pindam and stones and “It suffers from terrible hunger.”.

Preparing more pindam and taking the stones out of the bucket of sand (left the previous day).

I was told that it signifies the departed soul finally leaving the middle-loka to the ‘other world’. The 10th day ceremony is rather more elaborate that the previous days’. And these brahmins need it!”Īfter that we packed up with the balls of cooked-rice (pindam) and drove by a nearby pond (Sankey Tank) where we dropped the pindams to dissolve in a tank of water nearby that is meant for such offerings. I casually asked keerti if the folks really used the two tumblers of rice and he said in earnestness, “sure, the rice is edible when cooked.

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A row of Brahmins suddenly congregated around us and I was asked to donate ‘two hands’ (a tumbler full ) of rice and a couple of raw bananas along with a 10 rupee note. All this was followed by chanting of Sanskrit mantras.Īt the end of the ceremony, the priest Keerti escorted us downstairs with a bundle of 10 rupee notes and a bag of rice. A few stones were placed in the bucket filled with sand. The ceremony revolved around rice pindams ‘depicting’ the departed soul. Our priest Keerti, deputed by the ganapadi (head-priest), came in a few minutes and the ceremony commenced.

The vedic samaj folks had also arranged other samagri (items) like ghee, some milk, curd and a tray of till (sesame seeds), wheat rice etc.

A bucket of water with some sand alongside was kept in the middle, and another bucket with sand was kept under a canopy of coconut leaves at the other end of the room.

A Havan area (homa kunda) with bricks laid in the middle of the room.

The room was rather small (about 8 feet by 10 feet) and some basic arrangements were already in place. There were a lot of rooms in the two-story building, and the manager explained that a room (5F on 1st floor) had been dedicated for our ceremonies for the next few days. My wife and I reached the venue around 8.30 am, and asked for our priest, and we were told to wait. In case you are wondering, in 2018, it costs about 7-8,000 rupees for catering a traditional multi-course Brahmin feast for a dozen people. I thought about it and called him back and confirmed that I’d prefer to spend around 1 lakhs, and requested him to proceed with the arrangements. The higher slab rates were to provide for additional dakshina (charity) for the Brahmins. He explained that if the budget were at the lower end, it would only cover cost of the room rentals and the bare essentials. The priest said that the costs range from 75 thousand to 1.75 lakhs Rupees (about US$1,000 to $2,300 at current exchange rate). Note to self: many of these ceremonies and catering of food from outside is perhaps designed to give some respite to the women and others at home who traditionally fret over culinary arrangements.

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He also explained a bit about the series of ceremonies that would follow, and the days on which I would have to get lunch catered for our family and visitors etc. The priest briefly explained the nature of the ceremonies that my wife and I would participate until the 13th day. The venue is a dedicated location for religious and cultural needs of the Hindu community primarily for such after-death and other annual ceremonies. Vedika Dharma Samaj is located at 16th Cross in Malleshwaram (next to Chowdiah Hall main entrance).

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He explained that Brahmin priests like him had made the process convenient for working professional like me and most of the arrangements would be made at the Vedic Dharma Samaj in Malleshwaram. He explained a few details of the rituals that “must” follow be followed. I talked to our family priest – who was also my dad’s confidant, Ganapadigal in Malleshwaram, Bengalure - about the ‘process.’ We also touched on the costs. If started from the 9th day as I did, it combines the ones from the previous days. These ceremonies consist of a detailed series starting from the 3rd day or the 9th day. Even for a religious sect – like South Indian Brahmin community that I belong to – the ceremonies and details vary widely.Ī few days after week dad’s funeral in May 2018, I began reviewing process of ceremonies that Hindu Brahmins engage in. The funeral rituals and ceremonies performed after death of a relative vary across cultures and religions across the globe.