Last Rituals-Part 1: Hindu Rituals
(Editor’s note: This is the first part-1 of Last Rituals Series published by INDIA New England News in collaboration with the Desai Foundation. There are many different religions and communities in India and each has has different beliefs, customs, prayers, and practices regarding last rituals. In today’s series, we focus on Hindu rituals.)
By Jayant Sane
Hindu beliefs and practices vary widely not only from one geographic region to another but from one religious sect to another. The description given below attempts to describe widely accepted basic Hindu views on this complex topic of “Last Rituals.”