Friday 21 August 2020

Rituals of death in India

Mumbai, India Ganesh Chaturti

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Knowing how a culture sees death can understand us a lot about the country and the people. Whenever you visit a country outside your own country, you should learn about basic thought patterns such as birth, marriage, and death. In this article, we discuss deadly practices.


In the philosophical Vedic text, Bhagavad-Gila, Krsna explains that in the event of death, one is transferred to another body. Hindus traditionally cremate their dead on burial animals, usually on the banks of the Ganges or other sacred rivers. The ash is later dispersed there, so the cycle of reincarnation can continue. While the body is burning, the priests seem to be indifferent to the emotions of the families when they negotiate the price of each verse of the Vedas, which is the sacred text.


His eldest son performs the last ceremony at the cremation of his parents, which guarantees that they will be freed from this world.


In 1829, the British banned sati, an ancient rite of a widow thrown into a burial church by a husband. This ban left widows out of society, and they could not remarry, even if they were very young. Despite being illegal, the execution of sati is rare. Stigmatization of widows continues to be a common practice in rural communities.


Muslims view death differently than Hindus. They believe in the resurrection after death, and they believe in both heaven and hell. This is why it is customary in Muslim communities to bury the dead rather than cremate them.


Whatever the religion, the rituals distributed to the dead are full of traditions that often go back hundreds of years. Respect for different rituals is mandatory for all Indian visitors. This is an area of ​​great importance to both Muslims and Hindus.





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