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Hindu funeral rites could be shortened: Religion experts
There is a provision in Hindu religious doctrines that allows obsequies rites to be cut short in troubled times, religion experts have said.
bookmarkThere is a provision in Hindu religious doctrines that allows obsequies rites to be cut short in troubled times, religion experts have said.
Published at : May 1, 2015
Kathmandu
In a conversation with RSS, Chairman of Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti Prof Dr Ram Chandra Gautam said that Hindu funeral rites which consist of a 13-day mourning period can be shortened at times of massive natural disasters.
Gautam prescribed that mourning ritual could begin on the ninth day of the death of a person and could be ended by offering a pinda (specially-prepared rice balls offered to the dead’s soul) on the twelfth day.
Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti is the authorised body for bringing out Nepali calendar every year and prescribes auspicious dates and times for conducting Hindu rituals. RSS
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