narayananms
Active member
dear moderators
my brother-in-law (sisister's husband) expired yesterday. he belonged
to sama veda and bharadwaja gothram.
all the relatives including my sister were present at the time of rituals
at the house. normally, vakkarisi would be put on the dead's mouth by
not only relatives but also friends. vadyar would advise those who are
not coming to the graveyard may offer "vakkarisi" before the body is
taken to the graveyard.
but to my surprise, the vadyar said that vakkarisi rituals should be done
only by the pangalis and not by any others (including my sister).
the relatives were very much disappointed.
i would request the knowledgeable moderators to enlighten me.
narayananms
my brother-in-law (sisister's husband) expired yesterday. he belonged
to sama veda and bharadwaja gothram.
all the relatives including my sister were present at the time of rituals
at the house. normally, vakkarisi would be put on the dead's mouth by
not only relatives but also friends. vadyar would advise those who are
not coming to the graveyard may offer "vakkarisi" before the body is
taken to the graveyard.
but to my surprise, the vadyar said that vakkarisi rituals should be done
only by the pangalis and not by any others (including my sister).
the relatives were very much disappointed.
i would request the knowledgeable moderators to enlighten me.
narayananms