With travel suspended due to Covid crisis, families send remains of deceased to Haridwar through courier, get rituals done online | Dehradun News
Representative image DEHRADUN: For many families who are unable to travel due to the Covid-19 situation, last rites have shifted online, with families sending last remains of the deceased through courier to priests in Haridwar who are conducting the ash immersion ceremony and thereafter, the other post-death rituals online. Parikshit Sharma, a priest at Har-ki-Pauri ghat in Haridwar, said, “A number of people across the country want to perform last rites of their family members in Haridwar but are unable to travel due to the pandemic. Many of them are now sending the asthi (remains)through...
Source: indiatimes.com