Antyeshti Sanskar
Final Rites
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Sixteenth and final samskara comprising cremation and associated rites.
Purpose: Ancestor Ritual — Liberation of the departed soul
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About this ritual
- Deity
- Agni, Yama
- Approximate duration
- 2-4 hours
- Complexity
- Complex
- Performed at
- Cremation ground
- Performed on
- At death
- Scriptural source
- Multiple Sources
- Region
- Pan India
- Recommended muhurat
- Auspicious Muhurat Required
Original scriptural sources: Garuda Purana, Grihya Sutras.
Further reading
Also in Sixteen Samskaras
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