Last Rites, also known as Antyeshti (Hindu memorial service ceremonies), are performed by the station and faction of the deceased, and include incineration followed by removal of the remains in a sacred waterway. The final holy observances (samskaras) in a system that ideally begins at conception and is performed at each significant stage of life are Antyeshti customs.
Family members and Pandit gather for the death methodology, mantras and consecrated writings are presented, and formal blessings are prepared.
After death, the body is moved to the incineration grounds as soon as possible. The eldest child perished, and the administering cleric performed the final incineration rituals.
The grievers—close relatives—are considered debased for the next ten days and must perform specific rituals.
During this time, they hold ceremonies in order to provide the spirit of the deceased with another otherworldly body to give to the next life. Services include the provision of milk and water, as well as the contribution of rice balls. The remains are gathered and discarded at a predetermined date, either by entombment or by drenching in a stream. The survivors continue to perform customs for the dead, known as shraddha, at specified times.
Both men and women have equal rights in the Vedas, which means that the liturgical process can be performed by the deceased's family members, sons and daughters, parents, siblings, and so on. If no one has a family member, then this best work can be done by anyone.
The head should be pointing north, and the feet should be pointing south. This is known as Dakshinabhimukh.
After the Agni Sankar rites, you can prepare normal meal at home, according to Vedic tradition.
There is no similar structure in the Vedas.
Nowhere in the Vedas is there any reference of such a system. It is a widespread superstition.
According to Hinduism, Antyesti Sanskar (Last Rites) is the last sanskar of a human being. There is no sanskar or ritual left for any human being after this. In all religions, a dead body must be disposed of. Arya Samaj accomplishes this by burning the deceased body on a wood fire and offering a generous amount of Ghee and Havan Samgri. For this Antyesti Sanskar, the process is carried out in the manner of a Yagya, with the chanting of selected Vedic Mantras.
