Day 1 - Thursday, 12th October 2017 at Kengeri, 4.45pm, Elder brother Seetharama Somayaji, 90 years, took his last breath and he was no more.
6pm - body was taken in an ambulance to T R mill, Chamarajpete cremetorium, a brief ritual of giving bath, shraddha and placed on wooden pyre and fire was lit. Waited for half hour and left from the place. That was end of life journey of a person born in 1927 in Balekudru, Udupi District.
Day 2 - Saturday, 14th October 2017, 8 am went to the crematorium, collected bones and ashes of the remains in earthen pot, and proceeded to SrirangaPattana, a distance of 140 km with Sadaram, Sandhya, Nalini, Sachin and Lekha, for "Asthi Visarjana" in river Kaveri.
A priest was there to perform shraddha, a ritual on river bank, and the pot with ashes was thrown into the river. After having lunch at "Kaveramma Restaurant" returned to Kengeri and then to BirthiMane, BhvaneshwariNagara, Bengaluru.
Day 3 - Friday 20th October 2017, after almost a week of mourning, 10 am to Vaidika Mandira, ChamRajaPete for beginning of 5-day rituals. Ninth day of death, nine shraddhas performed after taking bath nine times, as it is nine rituals performed in one day. Returned home after lunch at VM.
Day 4, Saturday, 21st October 2017, 7 am to Vaidika Mandira for Darmodaka, when close relations come for giving respect and put water on a stone, where soul of the deceased in the form of "Pretha" The ritual is to be performed in wet clothes, after taking bath. It's to be performed 3 times, each time after taking bath, adding water from clothes and water from hair. One has to study Purana to know the reasons for this. One reason, they say, is after the body is burnt in fire, pretha is experiencing the heat and need to be cooled. There were about 50 close relations attended the ritual.
After breakfast at VM, relations dispersed.
Day 5, Sunday, 22nd October 2017 - Shuddha and Ekodista Shraddha - Three different "Homa" was performed by experienced purohits - Vrashabha Utsarjana Homa, Tripada Nakshatra Homa and Ekodista Homa and shraddha. There are reasons for performing the rituals, and in the end, it is all for the peaceful rest of departed soul.
Lunch at Vaidika Mandira, close relations about 25 came for lunch.
Day 6, Monday, 23rd October 2017, 7 am to VM, Big day for all the rituals, Sapindikarana and Vaikunta Samaradhane. Relations and well wishers were invited for grand lunch.
Pavamana Homa and Thila Homa was performed for fire God (Agni), after which shraddha of "Sapindikarana", the "Pinda", rice ball of the deceased was cut into three parts, each part was joined with father, grand father and great grand father's rice balls. Meaning the deceased soul joins with forefathers in "Pitru Loka", eventual resting place of the soul.
Various types of 'Daana" (donations) were given to Purohit brahmins, mentioning a few are grains, deepa, umbrella, slippers, bed and bedsheets.... all to make the soul comfortable.
Shravanaaradhane - Twelve purohit brahmins were invited, honoured with washing legs, giving shawls and dakshine, as part of ritual.
"Manthrakshathe" - The honoured purohit Brahmins sat together with Chief Purohit (Ananth Upadhya). An appeal was made to accept all the rituals performed, pardoning for lapses and pray for "SadgathI" (eternal peaceful rest of the deceased)
In reply ny the chief priest said, Almighty (Bhagavantha) is happy with all the rituals performed and Gods Blessing will be there on all relations and well wishers. Assembled relatives received manthrakshathe, after which grand lunch was arranged with Jelebi and Laadu sweets.
Gifts and compliments were given to all.
Returned by 4 pm.
Day 7, Tuesday, 24th October 2017, 5.00 am at Kengeri Sadaram's House, Pathey Shraddha was performed, with rice flour by a purohit, who arrives at 4.30am. He was given box of daily usage items like rice, grains, coconut, vegetables and leaves home with the soul, people at home turn their back, not to see. It was a very very emotional moment, as it is extremely difficult to withhold the tears.The soul follows the purohit, it is believed.
11 am at Vaidika Mandira for Maasika Shraddha, the whole years ritual of shraddha is performed in one day for the departed soul till the "Varshanthika", end of one year, that is on 2nd of October 2018, according to panchanga calender.
written on Thursday, 26th October 2017
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| at the riverbank of Kaveri, SrirangaPatna |
A priest was there to perform shraddha, a ritual on river bank, and the pot with ashes was thrown into the river. After having lunch at "Kaveramma Restaurant" returned to Kengeri and then to BirthiMane, BhvaneshwariNagara, Bengaluru.
Day 3 - Friday 20th October 2017, after almost a week of mourning, 10 am to Vaidika Mandira, ChamRajaPete for beginning of 5-day rituals. Ninth day of death, nine shraddhas performed after taking bath nine times, as it is nine rituals performed in one day. Returned home after lunch at VM.
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| performing shraddha with purohit |
After breakfast at VM, relations dispersed.
Day 5, Sunday, 22nd October 2017 - Shuddha and Ekodista Shraddha - Three different "Homa" was performed by experienced purohits - Vrashabha Utsarjana Homa, Tripada Nakshatra Homa and Ekodista Homa and shraddha. There are reasons for performing the rituals, and in the end, it is all for the peaceful rest of departed soul.
Lunch at Vaidika Mandira, close relations about 25 came for lunch.
Day 6, Monday, 23rd October 2017, 7 am to VM, Big day for all the rituals, Sapindikarana and Vaikunta Samaradhane. Relations and well wishers were invited for grand lunch.
Shravanaaradhane - Twelve purohit brahmins were invited, honoured with washing legs, giving shawls and dakshine, as part of ritual.
"Manthrakshathe" - The honoured purohit Brahmins sat together with Chief Purohit (Ananth Upadhya). An appeal was made to accept all the rituals performed, pardoning for lapses and pray for "SadgathI" (eternal peaceful rest of the deceased)
In reply ny the chief priest said, Almighty (Bhagavantha) is happy with all the rituals performed and Gods Blessing will be there on all relations and well wishers. Assembled relatives received manthrakshathe, after which grand lunch was arranged with Jelebi and Laadu sweets.
Gifts and compliments were given to all.
Returned by 4 pm.
Day 7, Tuesday, 24th October 2017, 5.00 am at Kengeri Sadaram's House, Pathey Shraddha was performed, with rice flour by a purohit, who arrives at 4.30am. He was given box of daily usage items like rice, grains, coconut, vegetables and leaves home with the soul, people at home turn their back, not to see. It was a very very emotional moment, as it is extremely difficult to withhold the tears.The soul follows the purohit, it is believed.
11 am at Vaidika Mandira for Maasika Shraddha, the whole years ritual of shraddha is performed in one day for the departed soul till the "Varshanthika", end of one year, that is on 2nd of October 2018, according to panchanga calender.
MEMORIES
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| RAVI UPANAYANA, JULY 1992 |
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| RAVI WEDDING , MAY 2010 |
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| SATYANARAYANA POOJA, KENGERI |
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| WITH SAROJINI SRINIVASA TANTRY |
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| WITH B V KEDILAYA |
OM SADGATHI.... OM SHANTHI.....
written on Thursday, 26th October 2017
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